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
This should bode well for Ballerina prancing past $30M. Men showed up to the guns-blazing ballet Thursday night at 61%.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 June 2025
Alonso was Ferrari’s properly prancing horse back then.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 21 May 2025
As Harley pranced with the puck at the Avs’ blue line on a Dallas power play, O’Connor saw a window.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2025
By her own admission, Cheyenne would rather be out saving the whales than prancing across a stage.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 June 2025
Alonso was Ferrari’s properly prancing horse back then.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 21 May 2025
As Harley pranced with the puck at the Avs’ blue line on a Dallas power play, O’Connor saw a window.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2025
By her own admission, Cheyenne would rather be out saving the whales than prancing across a stage.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prance
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In February, when Calvin Klein made its grand return to New York Fashion Week, Jenner even strutted the runway.—
Hedy Phillips,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Portraying the ghost of Hamlet’s father at the play’s debut, his face and body covered in chalky white paint, his Shakespeare steps through the looking glass and becomes his own tragic player, strutting and fretting his hour upon the stage.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement While Gaal steels herself, the force that’s stalked her visions finally arrives, stepping into view with the certainty of someone who’s already seen the ending.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Though she was ultimately cleared when Kendra pleaded guilty to two counts of stalking a minor in 2022, the teen's life was never the same.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Prance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prance. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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