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 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 Reese strutted down the runway at last year’s Victoria’s Secret fashion show. — Yohana Desta, Vanity Fair, 7 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
  • Also this week, a judge determined that Mortensen’s roommate, Cru Eaton, has stalked Paul, which formed the basis of an injunction against him.
    — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 16 July 2026
  • According to prosecutors, a group of gunmen later tracked Bowman to Los Angeles in 2022, then stalked and ambushed him at a gas station near the Beverly Center, firing at least 18 rounds from multiple weapons, including a machine gun.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2026
Definition of stalked
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  • The car displayed was wrapped with images of the popular Derby Tiger from the film.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2026
  • Rivas’ mother bowed her head and cried as the images were displayed.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 July 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
Verb
  • Her work has been exhibited extensively throughout the Northeast and beyond, most notably at the Lincoln Center, Heckscher Museum, Salmagundi Club, Roslyn Museum, and the Javits Center in New York City.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026
  • Multiple gruesome photos of the crime scene were exhibited on screen during the first day of the preliminary hearing, showing a garbage bag with limbs inside as well as her bloody head and torso.
    — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026
Definition of exhibited
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  • Prosecutor Joel Seidemann strode briskly up the length of the courtroom’s center aisle with an accordion file under one arm and a line of eight younger colleagues rushing to keep up.
    — Laura Italiano, NBC news, 20 July 2026
  • Dressed in a graphic T-shirt and trousers to start, Kelly strode through Washington Square Park with eye-catching bleached tips.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 20 July 2026
Definition of strode
Verb
  • After the match, the Young Bucks entered the ring and an All In graphic flashed on the screen.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • So that alone explains the rarified talents Jones flashed for so many great Braves teams for so many years.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 26 July 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
  • Estimates from Sensor Tower, a market intelligence firm, showed Kimi had more than 930,000 downloads during the week after K3's July release, an increase of 200% from the week before.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
  • Satellite images provided by NASA’s fire detection system showed fires east of the refinery in Jazan early Saturday.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Definition of showed

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