strutted

verb

past tense of strut
1
as in stalked
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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2
as in displayed
to present so as to invite notice or attention strutting his blue ribbon for all to see

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Recent Examples of strutted Earlier this month, Andrew and Tristan Tate strutted around Washington as MAGA royalty. — Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026 Later, after 7 1/3 innings of dominant baseball, Skubal strutted off the field to an even louder standing ovation. — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 25 July 2026 The Cécred founder strutted out on stage in a plunging black pinstripe blazer jacket paired with matching pinstripe capri pants. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 11 July 2026 America's Next Top Model star Kayla Ferrel Onder once strutted the runway for Tyra Banks' judgment on two different cycles of the reality competition series. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 23 June 2026 Some new names and familiar faces who strutted their stuff this year included Brooks Nader, Camille Kostek, Alix Earle, Molly Sims and Katie Austin, who is expecting her first child. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026 The ‘90s supermodel strutted down the runway at W South Beach for Sports Illustrated’s show, no doubt the most anticipated event of Miami Swim Week, which wrapped Sunday. — Madeleine Marr june 1, Miami Herald, 1 June 2026 Two days later, supermodel Bella Hadid strutted into the same festival in Puma Speedcat Metallic sneakers. — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026 Klum’s son, Henry Samuel, even strutted down the runway with his proud mom giving him a shout-out during post-show comments. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strutted
  1. stalked
  2. displayed
  3. pranced
  4. exhibited
  5. strode
  6. flashed
  7. swaggered
  8. showed
Verb
  • The feds’ case alleged that Mangione had stalked the executive for weeks and laid out plans to kill him in a manifesto that lamented greed in the health insurance industry at the expense of everyday Americans’ well-being.
    — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Rhys gets to play Mayor Tom’s traumatic reactions to being stalked by a Sea Hag to great effect both comedically and horrifically.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of stalked
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  • Don't assume that the date prominently displayed on a collection notice represents the debt's original delinquency date, though.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • And much of the film unfolds as text displayed on the screen, with Béatrice (Anne-Laure Sellier) poring over decades of historical documents that the filmmakers translate for us.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of displayed
Verb
  • As Darrell Royal, the old football coach at Texas once said … one of his players pranced into the end zone and started beating on his own chest.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026
  • Then Surge zipped through a tunnel and pranced around the ring.
    — Ross Mantle, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Definition of pranced
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  • This achievement exhibited significant effectiveness, resulting in a notable increase in buying activity due to immediate revenue potential in oncology.
    — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The one of-a-kind pieces were part of the runway show and were exhibited at Levi’s HUS throughout Copenhagen Fashion Week.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of exhibited
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  • Trump strode into office for a second term vowing to avoid lengthy and expensive military entanglements.
    — Konstantin Toropin, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Madjo then strode into the left channel, PSG’s central defenders scrambling back, only to curl his effort wide.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of strode
Verb
  • Their rookie class flashed a lot of potential for the second consecutive week.
    — Jesse Newell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The Rays also flashed some of their typically dazzling defense, with right fielder Jonny DeLuca making a pair of highlight-worthy catches.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of flashed
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  • Attendee’s workday blues than completely vanished thanks to Billboard‘s Hip-Hop Rookie of the Year GELO, who swaggered about the stage and ignited the party with the littest cuts off his debut album, League of My Own.
    — Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of swaggered
Verb
  • One showed the Ohio State University football mascot, Brutus Buckeye, tackling Buc-ee the beaver.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Police said security camera footage showed that Alisa Goods had fallen down an embankment and collapsed and couldn’t be seen from the adjacent roadway, Wayne Newton Boulevard.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of showed

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