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
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.
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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
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
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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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prance
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Beneath the sandstone cliffs of Diriyah, on a runway at the UNESCO World Heritage site, models strutted couture from Vivienne Westwood and Stella McCartney, giving the recent Riyadh Fashion Week global cache.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Lively strutted on the sidewalk wearing a pair of Follies Cabo 120 pumps from Christian Louboutin.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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As my daughter’s face paled, and a man in a clown mask stalked the aisles, panic seized my limbs.—
Christa Carmen,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Even after the couple split in 1999, John Allen Muhammad continued to stalk and terrorize her.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Prance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prance. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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