as in to strut
to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements
pranced across the room dressed in an outrageous costume
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Recent Examples of prance
The sculpture includes the full car body, along with Ferrari’s official prancing horse badges, front and rear lamp lenses, and hood straps.
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Alistair Charlton, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Ball, prancing handsomely around the stage in a leather jacket and see-through club shirt, leaves a stylish impression when in motion.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Lights and camera action In Epic’s Celestial Park, an introductory area of the new park, there are prancing water fountain and a lagoon at the foot of the Helios Grand Hotel.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2025
The tall Burr Johnson is often a loner in this group, gesturing and prancing, then suddenly swirling into larger-scale motion.
—Roslyn Sulcas, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Alistair Charlton, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Ball, prancing handsomely around the stage in a leather jacket and see-through club shirt, leaves a stylish impression when in motion.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Lights and camera action In Epic’s Celestial Park, an introductory area of the new park, there are prancing water fountain and a lagoon at the foot of the Helios Grand Hotel.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2025
The tall Burr Johnson is often a loner in this group, gesturing and prancing, then suddenly swirling into larger-scale motion.
—Roslyn Sulcas, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prance
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Once Venus struts into your sign on Aug. 25, your charm becomes magnetized, which can be ideal for networking, romantic opportunities or simply getting noticed in a big way.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Promptly after the mishap, the pop star smiled and strutted around the stage.—
Mekishana Pierre,
EW.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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After obtaining the warrant for his arrest, police charged Roman with four counts of stalking, two counts of battery and two counts of battery on a disabled person.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
19 Aug. 2025
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Iga Świątek and Yulia Putintseva also dealt with stalking threats this year.—
Carson Kessler,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Prance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prance. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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