as in excursion
a short trip for pleasure
just a little weekend sashay we took to get away from it all
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as in to strut
to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements
the svelte young models sashayed down the catwalk with practiced insouciance
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Recent Examples of sashay
Megan Feringa, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
The band is an explosion of coordinated energy, with far more activity than the average marching band as its members skip, high kick and sashay, all while playing a tune.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
This is especially true with seductive Venus sashaying into Gemini as of July 4, charming your flirtatious fifth house of love, passion and self-expression.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 10 July 2025
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Noun
But in the milliseconds after Portugal and Barcelona forward Kika Nazareth picks up the ball in England’s half and sashays forward, Clinton is on the back foot.
—Megan Feringa, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
The band is an explosion of coordinated energy, with far more activity than the average marching band as its members skip, high kick and sashay, all while playing a tune.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Verb
Prior to competing on Project Runway, Mundt sashayed into the Drag Race Werk Room as Utica, and ultimately finished season 13 in sixth place.
—EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
This is especially true with seductive Venus sashaying into Gemini as of July 4, charming your flirtatious fifth house of love, passion and self-expression.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sashay
Noun
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Suite guests will also have on-demand butler service, along with other perks such as laundry service included with the fare and and priority shore excursion booking.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Whether aboard Evrima, Ilma, or Luminara, The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection’s custom private excursions ensure that art and culture follow you from ship to shore and as far as the aesthete’s eye can see.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Having only raced four times in her career, this Brad Cox trainee strutted her stuff on August 28 in an allowance race on opening day at this Franklin, Kentucky track.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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Neither of those approaches speaks to a massively competitive tour.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Though Davies planned to reunite the band for a tour in 2015, it was canceled when the musician was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a type of cancer that attacks plasma cells.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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
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The sculpture includes the full car body, along with Ferrari’s official prancing horse badges, front and rear lamp lenses, and hood straps.—
Alistair Charlton,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
Noun
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On its opening day, multiple patients from UHI made the short walk across Fisherman Street to the big blue bus to wait for their names to be called.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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But these are also comfortable enough to wear on many outdoor adventures, including hikes and walks.—
Anne Taylor,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Corr was charged with two counts of stalking in relation to victims in Pike County, and his bond was set at $11,000, officials said.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Joe, glowering, stalks off through the crowd, clambers into his vehicle, and drives off.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That’s what this three-night jaunt uniquely offers, with a chance to forage and to cheer on a team in both the woods of Piedmont and a president’s box in Parma, Emilia-Romagna.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
2 Sep. 2025
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That means if the rocket is terminated after just two jaunts to the Moon, sending a total of eight aeronauts on the Artemis II and III missions, NASA will have spent more than $10 billion on each astronaut’s lunar trek.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Sashay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sashay. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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