as in strutted
to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements
pranced across the room dressed in an outrageous costume
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The crowd at Sunday's Jonas Brothers concert in Dallas, Texas, got the surprise of a lifetime when Normani Kordei, Ally Brooke, Lauren Jauregui, and Dinah Jane strutted out onstage for their first performance as a group since announcing a hiatus in 2018.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
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When Violet strutted and somersaulted her way onto the court, she was met with near-universal acclaim from the Valkyries’ latest sellout crowd of 18,064fans.—
Andrew Zeng,
Mercury News,
13 Aug. 2025
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Tens of millions of years ago, an apex predator resembling a giant crocodile stalked the humid freshwater floodplains of southern Patagonia.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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Violence has stalked us for generations.—
Trymaine Lee,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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The child was nowhere to be seen on Wednesday as her father strode down the red carpet at Tiananmen Square ahead of Xi’s military parade.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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Loeffler stood on the sideline as Hurts strode onto the practice field for one more goal-to-go sequence before training camp ended.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Pranced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pranced. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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