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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
Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
Project Runway is strutting into another season on Freeform, Disney+ and Hulu.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
Lipa also demonstrated her soulful strut with an unexpected guest, Chaka Khan.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Lively strutted on the sidewalk wearing a pair of Follies Cabo 120 pumps from Christian Louboutin.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
Project Runway is strutting into another season on Freeform, Disney+ and Hulu.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
That plus all the Emmys may be what emboldens Last Week Tonight to strut where others may watch their step.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
Lipa also demonstrated her soulful strut with an unexpected guest, Chaka Khan.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strut
Verb
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As my daughter’s face paled, and a man in a clown mask stalked the aisles, panic seized my limbs.—
Christa Carmen,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Even after the couple split in 1999, John Allen Muhammad continued to stalk and terrorize her.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The logo of Softbank is displayed at a press briefing on Softbank’s new service in Tokyo on January 15, 2018.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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The posts only displayed a few users’ comments despite hundreds of messages.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Suddenly, with Smith back healthy and Hamilton all over the field, the Ravens are getting their defensive swagger back.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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And Guiducci is trying to revive a certain old-time magazine swagger around the 40th floor of Condé Nast’s offices at One World Trade Center.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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There are beer stands, dessert carts and liquor bars throughout the ballpark.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Read this book aloud to your favorite young dancer, and then join me at the concession stand for a Carrot Cordial or a few Lettuce Linzers.—
Caroline Carlson,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Ferrari’s latest one-off is a tribute to one of the most legendary prancing horses of them all.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
20 Oct. 2025
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Plus, the icy pastel hues are reminiscent of ballerinas prancing in The Nutcracker.—
Brandi Fuller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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One form Asks whether the tree appears To exhibit a history of failures.—
MaKshya Tolbert,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Historically, researchers have relied on quasicrystals, the structures that exhibit mathematical order but never repeat, as the best candidates for isotropic bandgaps.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Choppa toggles between vulnerability and bravado with ease, leaning into a mythology of transformation.—
Jayson Buford,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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Where Spider masked his incompetence with bravado and abrasiveness, Claude put up a thin layer of smugness that collapsed when faced with even a tiny amount of resistance.—
Brian Grubb,
Vulture,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Starlight continues to raise money As part of phase one, two new towers designed to hold the production truss were finished this year.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
16 Oct. 2025
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His first assignment is the Kane Brown concert where a truss has fallen over the production crew and band.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Strut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strut. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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