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as in to stalk
to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements
the cat strutted proudly onto the porch with a bird in its mouth
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as in to display
to present so as to invite notice or attention
strutting his blue ribbon for all to see
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as in swagger
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Recent Examples of strut
Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Mother Mary strutted to a solid limited opening as The Christophers expanded nicely and Exit 8 kept going.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 19 Apr. 2026
Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
Avoid the big, popular fields everyone else is hunting and focus on smaller, less obvious openings where toms might want to strut.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Hathaway strutted down the red carpet at the New York premiere in a crimson custom Louis Vuitton by Nicolas Ghesquière gown.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Mother Mary strutted to a solid limited opening as The Christophers expanded nicely and Exit 8 kept going.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
Related Stories The pair strut out their looks, many custom-made including a Miss Claire Sullivan Gown, Custom LUAR twin suit, Bad Binch Tong Tong, Robert Wun, Guaruv Gupta custom catsuit.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
Avoid the big, popular fields everyone else is hunting and focus on smaller, less obvious openings where toms might want to strut.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
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Verb
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Also in 1971, Cioffi starred as Peter Cable, a murderer stalking Jane Fonda’s call girl character, Bree Daniels, in the classic crime thriller Klute.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Charles Cioffi, a prolific character actor in TV, film and the Broadway stage perhaps best known for memorable turns as Tom Cruise’s blue-collar dad in All the Right Moves and a sadistic killer stalking Jane Fonda in Klute, died May 22 of natural causes at his home in Marina del Rey, California.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
27 May 2026
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Designed for fans and collectors, this innovative accessory folds completely flat to display a character-specific Bounty Hunter ID.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
2 June 2026
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Fusing magnetic spontaneity and attention to detail, Y’all Won displays the consistency at the center of Veeze’s output, even when his hand is forced.—
Matthew Ritchie,
Pitchfork,
2 June 2026
Noun
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His bad-boy swagger externally obfuscates his heart of gold, but his goodness and morality are apparent.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Regulars indulge their bistro swagger with oysters on the half shell, foie gras torchon with fig-pear marmalade, cheese souffle, brown butter skate wing, and a proper steak au poivre.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Reeve said Kayla McBride led the defensive stand that limited Chicago’s chances in the paint.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2026
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During peach season, purchase fruits from local growers at a farm stand or farmers' market.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
30 May 2026
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Some don’t have any visible Ferrari branding at all – much as how, minus its prancing horses, the Luce doesn’t share much of its maker’s DNA.—
Alistair Charlton,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Then Surge zipped through a tunnel and pranced around the ring.—
Ross Mantle,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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The service Park Hyatt Zurich staffers are the perfect example of Swiss hospitality, knowledgeable and exhibiting just the right amount of interaction with guests.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Most recently, late neoliberalism revived a central aspect of 1970s pluralism, retooled as representative diversity—once again under the pressure of political activism, which reckoned with decades of racially exclusionary collecting, exhibiting, and hiring practices at art institutions.—
Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Much like Kurt, Kyle had a confidence that bordered on cockiness while repeatedly showcasing an ability behind the wheel to back up his bravado.—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Each person gets a single scene but feels utterly real, with Will Dagger a standout as the cousin, leaking needy bravado, and Constance Shulman very funny as the funeral director, determined to stage a party for a host who refuses to throw one.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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When the pool opened 100 years ago, it was hailed as a state-of-the-art facility with its open-truss ceiling, reminiscent of San Francisco’s Sutro Baths, and its double-size Olympic pool.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Tanner also helped assemble the large backbone truss and solar arrays wings for the International Space Station (ISS).—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
23 May 2026
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“Strut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strut. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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