as in strutting
to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements
pranced across the room dressed in an outrageous costume
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Then, Countess Luann posted a video of her, Jill Zarin, Kelly Bensimon, and Sonja Tremont Morgan of the Sun Bum Face Stick Morgans, strutting their stuff together in the Hamptons.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025 -
Birthday or not, Lakshmi is known for strutting her stuff.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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In December 2022, Kendra Licari was arrested and charged with five counts, including stalking a minor and obstruction of justice, ABC News and Today reported at the time.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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She was arrested in December of that year and pleaded guilty to two counts of stalking a minor.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Sep. 2025
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Daedone, using the hashtags #ErosOnTrial, #EroticJustice, #liberation, and #womenspower, frequently posted on Instagram, showing pictures and slow-motion videos of herself and Cherwitz, often flanked by female OneTaste supporters, striding into the courthouse.—
Thessaly La Force,
New Yorker,
29 Aug. 2025
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He was also filmed confidently striding up to a group of several other dogs, engaging all of them in a game of chase in the water.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Prancing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prancing. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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