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
Wild antelope prance freely while bison lazily graze in pastures.
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Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 17 Apr. 2026
Troy — who is a Pony of the Americas, according to his owners, the Beaulieu family — pranced around his yard upon exiting the hospital trailer, receiving pets and apples.
—Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
And the preacher pranced around the stage.
—Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
As a little girl, Alexa Ray Joel would slip into costumes handed over by supermodel mom Christie Brinkley, then prance around performing Disney musicals like Aladdin and The Little Mermaid.
—Leena Tailor, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
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Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 17 Apr. 2026
Troy — who is a Pony of the Americas, according to his owners, the Beaulieu family — pranced around his yard upon exiting the hospital trailer, receiving pets and apples.
—Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
And the preacher pranced around the stage.
—Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
As a little girl, Alexa Ray Joel would slip into costumes handed over by supermodel mom Christie Brinkley, then prance around performing Disney musicals like Aladdin and The Little Mermaid.
—Leena Tailor, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prance
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Supermodel Cindy Crawford, Emily Ratajkowski, Tom Brady and many more all strutted their stuff on the catwalk, which was in the center of Times Square, surrounded by billboards.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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Klum’s son, Henry Samuel, even strutted down the runway with his proud mom giving him a shout-out during post-show comments.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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The restraining order also covers Carpenter’s workplace and vehicle and says Applegate may not harass, intimidate, threaten, contact or stalk her.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
2 June 2026
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Delaney Evans, who drove a CATS bus for 10 years, said she has been spit on, threatened, cursed at, stalked.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
2 June 2026
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“Prance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prance. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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