struts 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of strut

struts

2 of 2

noun

plural of strut

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of struts
Verb
Tracee Ellis Ross struts her stuff on the way out of Watch What Happens Live in New York City on July 23. — People Staff, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026 The movie plunks us down at Mar-a-Lago, where Melania struts out the door and into the back of an SUV, which will take her to the red-white-and-blue private plane painted with the word TRUMP that’s waiting for her at the airport. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026 At the Barclays, Ellie struts the halls—all eyes are on her and her entourage. — Marc Williams, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Sep. 2025 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 But the Maginot instead crashes in a part of southeast Asia that’s the dominion of Prodigy, a corporation founded by Boy Kavalier (Samuel Blenkin), an overgrown child obsessed with Peter Pan, who struts around his research facility barefoot in pajamas. — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for struts
Verb
  • Hell stalks the delegates of Lethe House in the conclusion to the Ninth House trilogy.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • So instead of cruising neighborhoods the way God and nature intended, Rodriguez stalks a captive audience.
    — Allyson Reedy, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This incident displays Lakshmana’s inability to control his anger.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The back bar displays several pieces of wall art of horses, cowboys and cowgirls.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • This may be because there are many new hunters who either lack wilderness smarts or who have read articles in the magazines explaining how a man in the woods can find his way by taking bearings with a compass on top of a map.
    — Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The joy of listening to the Cecil Taylor Unit is hearing how any group of musicians could find their bearings within this maelstrom of sound.
    — Levi Dayan, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Taita prances along rock walls and rolls in the dirt, meowing with his tail held high.
    — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • In the music video for the song, Stiteler prances around several iconic locations in Puerto Rico and takes viewers on a visual journey across the Island.
    — Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • The gel exhibits strong shear thinning, meaning its viscosity decreases 100 times as the shear rate increases, which is the secret sauce to making rocket and satellite fuel easier to store and deliver to engines.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
  • According to the team, Paul exhibits the patience and nonchalance of The Dude, an extremely chill character from the 1998 film The Big Lebowski.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • To make up for the lack of stands, the tweeters have dimpled waveguides that attempt to more evenly disperse the sound.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Key Takeaways Lower-body exercises like sit-to-stands, heel raises, hip abductions, and bridges can strengthen the leg muscles needed to maintain strength and function in older age.
    — Kristen Gasnick, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Craven’s article is similarly one-way traffic on behalf of Rowling but done with a level of contempt toward trans people that almost swaggers in its certainty.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Creative endeavor, in the space of a few hours, flashes its many faces, arduous and sexy, fleeting and fun.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
  • This option from Vantamo flashes a bright light and emits a 130-decibel sound from dual speakers whenever the top pin is pulled, alerting passersby of the emergency and scaring off potential assailants.
    — Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2026

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“Struts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/struts. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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