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
Among the forest of lush green trees, cascades of water spout out from dramatic rock formations, prancing and dancing over a span nearly 500 feet wide.
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Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
The ad, part of the infamous Adrien Brody episode, stars Rachel Dratch, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph in pastel polos and boxy vests prancing around and pouring pretzels, donning knee-length shorts for a special date night.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
At times, the show subverts expectations, casting Salonga as the Into the Woods witch while Peters prances about in a red cloak as Little Red Riding Hood.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Earlier in the night, two-time defending ice dance world champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates pranced their way through three decades of popular American music and into a big lead after the rhythm dance portion of their competition.
—Dave Skretta, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
The ad, part of the infamous Adrien Brody episode, stars Rachel Dratch, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph in pastel polos and boxy vests prancing around and pouring pretzels, donning knee-length shorts for a special date night.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
At times, the show subverts expectations, casting Salonga as the Into the Woods witch while Peters prances about in a red cloak as Little Red Riding Hood.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Earlier in the night, two-time defending ice dance world champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates pranced their way through three decades of popular American music and into a big lead after the rhythm dance portion of their competition.
—Dave Skretta, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prance
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Throughout the movie, interspersed with shots of an exasperated Silverstone fending off her younger lover’s calls to her office and strutting through New York City streets in sky-high stilettos, are shots of Silverstone in gym clothes boxing with a personal trainer to blow off steam.—
Mara Santilli,
Flow Space,
4 July 2025
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Fans at the Grease Sing-A-Long screening at the Hollywood Bowl last night got a surprise when the original Danny Zuko strutted out onstage.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
28 June 2025
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They were stalked and murdered by an extremist who also nearly killed state senator John Hoffman and his wife, and who had a hit list of other Democratic officials.—
Tim Ryan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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More Family being ‘violently’ stalked finds knife, note on doorstep in CA, feds say In Southern California, a family was terrorized by threatening calls and found a knife and note on their doorstep, the FBI says.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
4 July 2025
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“Prance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prance. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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