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. 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 See All Example Sentences 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
  • 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
  • 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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