as in excursions
a short trip for pleasure
just a little weekend sashay we took to get away from it all
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as in struts
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 Synonyms for sashays
Noun
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Docked for the day, guests can stroll white-sand beaches, swim with sea life, book excursions, and explore private islands with waterparks and activities.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025 -
The prices include all excursions, meals, and drinks.—
Jeri Clausing,
AFAR Media,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At the Barclays, Ellie struts the halls—all eyes are on her and her entourage.—
Marc Williams,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
26 Sep. 2025
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The only actor who looks at home here is Chloë Sevigny as Kim, the resident Yale Philosophy Department psychotherapist, who struts through the movie in a series of baggy suits and a curly bowl haircut that wouldn’t be out of place on the Beverly Hillbillies’ Miss Jane Hathaway.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Tomlinson and Malik, who has a home in Pennsylvania, on their American travels are expected to discuss the tragic death of fellow One Direction band member Liam Payne, along with their own lives and careers.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
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The art will encompass the stories of Black people who journeyed north to escape slavery and the early Westfield settlers who ran safehouses that harbored them during their travels.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Antiferromagnetism involves electrons with opposing spins that cancel each other out.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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Some restaurants only sell pho ga, a lighter riff using chicken, while others incorporate barbecue and other modern innovations to create distinctly Houstonian spins on the dish.—
Bao Ong,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For over a decade, Donovan Taylor has been sharing his love for the 10 neighborhoods in Louisville’s West End by starting tours.—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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Goodall’s speaking tours brought her to Miami on many occasions, including an April 2023 lecture at Florida International University’s Ocean Bank Convocation Center and, a decade earlier, to the University of Miami’s BankUnited Center (now Watsco Center) in April 2013.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Deadhead spent blooms by cutting the flower stalks down to just above a strong leaf.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
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This Ghost of Yōtei haunts the red maple forests and stalks the snowy tundra in search of those whose names are written on the sash wrapped around her waist.—
Alyssa Mercante,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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On a crowded street, Morejón strides up to the man and pummels him to the ground.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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