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. 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 See All Example Sentences 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
  • 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
  • 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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