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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
Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 27 Jan. 2026
Amin had a penchant for strutting around in public wearing a military jacket full of flashy but unmerited awards.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
At New York Theatre Workshop, Lucas Hnath has approached Molière’s Tartuffe with a strut in his step, a streak of irreverence that the French showman would likely appreciate.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
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Verb
Each brand showed strikingly light, almost ice-blue denim for spring and summer, resulting in pairs that looked like they’d been worn (and loved) for years before strutting the runway.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 27 Jan. 2026
Amin had a penchant for strutting around in public wearing a military jacket full of flashy but unmerited awards.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
Noun
She's returned to the runway for the brand several times since, including a sparkling strut this past September at age 80.
—Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
At New York Theatre Workshop, Lucas Hnath has approached Molière’s Tartuffe with a strut in his step, a streak of irreverence that the French showman would likely appreciate.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strut
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Despite being painted as a suspect by DaLuise, Suarez was cleared after Feinstein and Prugo were arrested and charged with stalking DaLuise and soliciting a man to rape her, per a September 2015 release from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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Garnett also dismissed a gun charge but left in place stalking charges that carry a maximum punishment of life in prison.—
MICHAEL R. SISAK,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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The No Vigilantes Act required any law enforcement officer operating in California to visibly display identification, including the name of their agency and their name or badge number, except in undercover and other specific scenarios.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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For several months, a mysterious sign displayed in the windows of vacant storefront in Shorewood has intrigued passersby along Capitol Drive.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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The swagger with which the 2013-14 and 2014-15 teams played could never be recaptured.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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My personal vote is for Mala Mía by Fuerza Regida and Grupo Frontera — a short but impactful five-track EP that blends Tex-Mex swagger and SoCal grit over heartfelt themes and sierreño guitar interplay.—
Sigal Ratner-Arias,
Billboard,
30 Jan. 2026
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Later in the year, Costco took an even bolder stand.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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According to guard Simeon Wilcher, the play of Mark and Vokietaitis as well as a string of late defensive stands keyed the Longhorns’ 14-0 run over the final 3 minutes, 35 seconds.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Feb. 2026
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Here, the Multimatic True Active Spool Valve dampers (TASV) pranced and pranged over bumps, dips and cracks.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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What happened that fateful night changes the girls’ lives over the course of the summer, with the film touching upon sensitive issues of trauma and guilt as the two tensely prance around difficult conversations that forever alter their relationship.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2026
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From setting records as a Texas high school prep star to announcing his presence to the world in the Rose Bowl to becoming the NFL receiving king, Smith-Njigba has exhibited excellence at every level.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Over the long weekend, the fairgrounds buzzed with industry operators discovering the spring 2026 collections of more than 1,200 exhibiting brands.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
9 Feb. 2026
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In the movie’s first dramatic scene, achingly redolent of memory, the brothers—the older is eleven, the younger eight—loll in front of their family’s house, snacking, grousing, playing with paper action figures, trying to fill the solitude and the silence around them with banter and bravado.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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The man was a winner, an unapologetic, complicated winner who somehow balanced bravado and class while returning the program to dizzying heights.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Feb. 2026
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These structural components are efficient to produce, with a large-scale printer churning out a single truss in under 13 minutes.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Feb. 2026
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The space station's main truss and two giant solar arrays can be seen, as well as the blue arc of the Earth below.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Strut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strut. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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