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 another clip, the deer continues to prance around the meadow, once again spinning in circles and once again appearing to grow dizzy.
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Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Wild antelope prance freely while bison lazily graze in pastures.
—Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 17 Apr. 2026
Troy — who is a Pony of the Americas, according to his owners, the Beaulieu family — pranced around his yard upon exiting the hospital trailer, receiving pets and apples.
—Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
And the preacher pranced around the stage.
—Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
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Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Wild antelope prance freely while bison lazily graze in pastures.
—Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 17 Apr. 2026
Troy — who is a Pony of the Americas, according to his owners, the Beaulieu family — pranced around his yard upon exiting the hospital trailer, receiving pets and apples.
—Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
And the preacher pranced around the stage.
—Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prance
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Several photos and videos of her strutting down the runway at PrettyLittleThing’s Miami Swim Week event have gone viral, sparking conversation about her transformation.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
11 June 2026
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Four Letter Fun Another awards show, another opportunity for network censors to strut their stuff.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
8 June 2026
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But all of it—the trees, the wildlife, the assemblage of diversity in both life and death through which Jacobs stalked in 1867—all of it was in a last gasp for existence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Roger Michael Case, 54, who lives in the 2500 block of Hilfiger Drive, is charged with a Level 5 felony for stalking.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
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“Prance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prance. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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