Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flouncing
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Some don’t have any visible Ferrari branding at all – much as how, minus its prancing horses, the Luce doesn’t share much of its maker’s DNA.—
Alistair Charlton,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026 -
Connecticut’s top Banana will be dancing and prancing from the ballpark to the ballroom.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
13 May 2026
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Even Johnson wasn’t exactly mincing words that this process begins with Malhotra.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Rod Stewart is not mincing words about the president, especially in the company of British royalty.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
12 May 2026
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Simone Ashley is pictured strutting out of her hotel for a day out during the 79th Cannes Film Festival 2026.—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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Julian Champagnie, who missed a potential game-winning 3 in Game 1, was strutting all over the court while hitting 4 of 6 treys in Game 2.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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There really was broccoli hanging from the dugout fence for Mississippi State during their first-ever appearance at the Women’s College World Series on Friday.—
Molly Keshin,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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Global spending on agentic AI is growing exponentially, and the low-hanging use cases are largely harvested by now.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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But birding at this landfill does not mean traipsing through the trash.—
Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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Families flock to the Cape for mini-golfing, traipsing around sand dunes, comparing ice cream stands, gobbling up lobster rolls, spotting whales, and simply admiring the gray cedar shake houses adorned with colorful buoys.—
Kara Williams,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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After all those swaggering herbal notes faded, tasters said Roku finished with breezy floral qualities—lavender and rose.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 May 2026
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The advertisement opened with a backside shot of a man clothed in Levi’s jeans, a western shirt and leather gloves, swaggering up to a pair of saloon doors.—
Jack Armstrong,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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He’s entranced by his discovery even though there appears to be some kind of ominous presence stalking the space, too, never quite caught on-camera.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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Also in 1971, Cioffi starred as Peter Cable, a murderer stalking Jane Fonda’s call girl character, Bree Daniels, in the classic crime thriller Klute.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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After her victory, news cameras captured her sashaying in blue while pumping her arms in jubilation.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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Kim had a major runway moment during Audigier's Fall 2007 show, sashaying in this floral minidress and an on-the-moment arm cuff.—
Emily Kirkpatrick,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Flouncing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flouncing. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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