as in strutting
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 sashaying
Understand Substorms The aurora isn’t sashaying at full blast all night.
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Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 27 Jan. 2026
RuPaul Charles is sashaying to the big screen with the first feature film from the RuPaul’s Drag Race universe.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
RuPaul’s Drag Race is sashaying to the big screen with a camp runaway train thriller as the MTV drag queen competition series continues to expand its storytelling universe.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 27 Jan. 2026
RuPaul Charles is sashaying to the big screen with the first feature film from the RuPaul’s Drag Race universe.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
RuPaul’s Drag Race is sashaying to the big screen with a camp runaway train thriller as the MTV drag queen competition series continues to expand its storytelling universe.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sashaying
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Just days after strutting down the runway at New York Fashion Week, Ratajkowski gave fans a glimpse of her off-duty uniform in a campaign with workout gear brand Oner Active.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
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Find out where the champs are now strutting their stuff.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Feb. 2026
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Photos shared by the agency show Buddy prancing away in the daylight, as well as Buddy seemingly caught like a deer in headlights at night.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
PEOPLE,
8 Dec. 2025
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Ferrari’s latest one-off is a tribute to one of the most legendary prancing horses of them all.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
20 Oct. 2025
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Court records show Dukic was previously convicted of homicide in 2008 and is the subject of an open criminal case that accuses him of stalking a neighbor.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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He was handed a two-year restraining order and sentenced to 18 months of community service in January after pleading guilty to stalking.—
Emily Olsen,
New York Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Mercury is striding into your public 10th house, boosting your visibility and encouraging you to offer updates that show your strengths without oversharing.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The film opens to Melania leaving Mar-a-Lago professionally dressed and made up, striding atop towering stilettos.—
Elizabeth Spiers,
Washington Post,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Sashaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sashaying. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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