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
And the preacher pranced around the stage.
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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
The Aztecs won 89-86 before an electric home crowd on a night that had 12 ties and 11 lead changes and seemed like five against six sometimes with the way UNLV coach Josh Pastner was prancing around the floor in a suit and tie while the ball was in play.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
In a comedy special released last week, the thirty-nine-year-old comedian prances around the stage in a purple jumpsuit and sparkly red shoes, riffing on millennial-friendly topics such as Lin-Manuel Miranda and Fleet Foxes.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
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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
The Aztecs won 89-86 before an electric home crowd on a night that had 12 ties and 11 lead changes and seemed like five against six sometimes with the way UNLV coach Josh Pastner was prancing around the floor in a suit and tie while the ball was in play.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
In a comedy special released last week, the thirty-nine-year-old comedian prances around the stage in a purple jumpsuit and sparkly red shoes, riffing on millennial-friendly topics such as Lin-Manuel Miranda and Fleet Foxes.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prance
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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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On Tuesday, May 12, fashion brand Commas held its Australian Fashion Week show in the Sydney suburb of Tamarama Beach, during which models walked down a large staircase and onto the sand before strutting along the shoreline.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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The News has reached out to Bath Village Police for additional information regarding the events preceding the arrest and who Comstock is accused of stalking.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
13 May 2026
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Both depict the story of an attorney and family being stalked by a violent psychopath.—
Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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“Prance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prance. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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