Definition of prancenext
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 music video for the song, Stiteler prances around several iconic locations in Puerto Rico and takes viewers on a visual journey across the Island. Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026 Tis hard to see the mighty prancing war horse, trampling the dying and dead beneath their merciless feet. Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026 If anything, the dichotomy between the pop star who prances around Versailles in a sheer nightie and the pop star who stomps onstage in knee-high combat boots feels completely authentic and intentional. Chelsey Sanchez, CNN Money, 25 June 2026 This prancing herd of wild mustangs can be spotted from the river, on a kayak or inner tube. Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for prance
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  • Others are employing the old-fashioned strategy deployed by their parents, strutting up to storefronts with resume in hand and elevator pitch memorized.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Weeks before losing a three-year fight with cholangiocarcinoma, a rare bile duct cancer, on Wednesday, the 26-year-old was defiantly strutting her stuff at the Mondrian South Beach Hotel.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026
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  • The Institute for Justice, a nonprofit law firm specializing in civil liberties cases, identified over 100 incidents of automatic license plate reader abuse, including stalking and wrongful stops.
    Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • State prosecutors could attempt to argue that the charges in the state case -- including second-degree murder -- are different from the federal stalking charges, so the double jeopardy protections should not apply.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

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“Prance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prance. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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