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 pig pranced around Alix’s ground-floor apartment like a toy poodle on high heels, hooves clicking along the wood floors.
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Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2025
The red carpet has been rolled out in front of the Lido’s sparkling white, freshly renovated Palazzo del Cinema, where boatloads of stars will soon be prancing for paparazzi and screaming fans when the Venice Film Festival kicks off Wednesday.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 26 Aug. 2025
In the afternoon show timed for that sweet spot many parents know well — post-nap and right before the evening witching hours — Pearce pranced, high-fived kids and waved at babies being hoisted in the air.
—Lynda Lin Grigsby, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
While his bandmates pranced around the stage with black dildos bobbing from their noses and top hats jauntily cocked, Forrest would open the show in a Joker-esque getup, holding a flaming Bible.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2025
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Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2025
The red carpet has been rolled out in front of the Lido’s sparkling white, freshly renovated Palazzo del Cinema, where boatloads of stars will soon be prancing for paparazzi and screaming fans when the Venice Film Festival kicks off Wednesday.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 26 Aug. 2025
In the afternoon show timed for that sweet spot many parents know well — post-nap and right before the evening witching hours — Pearce pranced, high-fived kids and waved at babies being hoisted in the air.
—Lynda Lin Grigsby, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
While his bandmates pranced around the stage with black dildos bobbing from their noses and top hats jauntily cocked, Forrest would open the show in a Joker-esque getup, holding a flaming Bible.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prance
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Weeks later, the Colombian superstar was strutting the runway at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in October.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
30 Oct. 2025
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At this coastal resort in Carlsbad, arriving pets are given neckerchiefs before strutting the grounds.—
Beth Landman,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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Vito Acconci masturbated under a wooden ramp and stalked people on the streets of New York City.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
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In the clip, a young Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) is back in the Upside Down, where he was sent in Season 1, and he’s being stalked by its terrifying monsters.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Prance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prance. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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