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as in to stalk
to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements
the cat strutted proudly onto the porch with a bird in its mouth
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as in to display
to present so as to invite notice or attention
strutting his blue ribbon for all to see
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as in swagger
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Recent Examples of strut
New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2025
The door handles have the heft of struts on a Tokyo suspension bridge.
—Jason Barlow, Wired News, 2 Sep. 2025
Anika Reed, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
By the time the final model strutted off the runway, the Pier 76 space was alive with cheers and cameras flashing against rows of gleaming cars.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 17 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Chassis hardware for the 2026 Honda Prelude is straight off the Type R. Wider front and rear tracks, dual axis struts in front, and oversized brakes are standard.
—New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2025
The door handles have the heft of struts on a Tokyo suspension bridge.
—Jason Barlow, Wired News, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
The color palette leaned into brilliant hues, with some models strutting down the runway in neon greens and siren reds.
—Anika Reed, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
By the time the final model strutted off the runway, the Pier 76 space was alive with cheers and cameras flashing against rows of gleaming cars.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strut
Verb
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That’s when the Boise Police Department began investigating Jonathan Harms, and he was arrested two days later on two felony counts of stalking in the first degree.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Sep. 2025
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The case, which initially appeared to be the tragic end to a stalking situation, revealed how Daniel thoroughly created a false narrative using burner phones and carefully planned digital deception, all while playing the role of a concerned husband.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Pedestrians walk past a Nike store featuring a modern design and mannequins displaying winter apparel on December 5, 2024, in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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The mysterious laser weapon was displayed at China’s Victory Day parade in Beijing in September, and since then, speculations have been rife over its capabilities.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Sep. 2025
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Bader, a Gold Glove center fielder who is among MLB’s top outfielders in OAA (six) and DRS (14), has brought stability and swagger.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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The energy was palpable, as Cardi commanded the crowd with equal amounts of humor and swagger.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
28 Sep. 2025
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The new space will offer wellness areas, lactation rooms and sit-stand workstations.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Sep. 2025
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Anyone will tell you that the real stand-out of the film, though, is Michael Stuhlbarg, reuniting with the director after 2017’s Call Me By Your Name, who plays Roberts’s therapist husband.—
Morgan Baila,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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In the afternoon show timed for that sweet spot many parents know well — post-nap and right before the evening witching hours — Pearce pranced, high-fived kids and waved at babies being hoisted in the air.—
Lynda Lin Grigsby,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2025
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The sculpture includes the full car body, along with Ferrari’s official prancing horse badges, front and rear lamp lenses, and hood straps.—
Alistair Charlton,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
Verb
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Investigators said Travis Decker exhibited mental health issues before the girls' killings.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Until now, a significant obstacle has been the lack of a device that could route photons of arbitrary polarization at standard telecommunication wavelengths while simultaneously exhibiting both low signal loss and high fidelity.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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Whether or not that path will continue to be forged without Kirk’s bravado and formidable presence, and who will officially take his place atop Turning Point remains unknown.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
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The album’s emotional palette fluidly shifts between defiant bravado and glum recognition that the big dream was more than likely to crash and burn.—
Jesse Adams,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Rather than wood framing, Scott is going to use a metal truss system with a foam core, surrounded by concrete.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Steinman published a theoretical analysis of suspension-bridge stability, recommending that future bridge designs include deep trusses to stiffen the bridge deck and an open-grid roadway to reduce its wind resistance.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Strut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strut. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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