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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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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
Teigen strutted down the black-and-red carpet in black patent-leather D’Orsay pumps with dainty ankle straps.
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Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 9 Jan. 2026
The rest of the parade went and members of the string bands played and strutted without props.
—Raymond Strickland, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
Children from blue-collar warrens straddling the road strutted about.
—Nabil Salih, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
One roach strutted across a cutting board in that area while another four roaches got together under cookline equipment.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
Gru strutted around a table in the Governor’s Reception Room, fanning its feathers for roughly 20 minutes while Walz took questions.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 25 Nov. 2025
Beneath the sandstone cliffs of Diriyah, on a runway at the UNESCO World Heritage site, models strutted couture from Vivienne Westwood and Stella McCartney, giving the recent Riyadh Fashion Week global cache.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Palvin, 32, strutted the runway several times at the lingerie house's signature event, which returned for the second year in a row, after a hiatus beginning in 2018.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Bella Hadid strutted down the runway in all gold, cinched at the waist with a matching belt.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 9 Jan. 2026
The rest of the parade went and members of the string bands played and strutted without props.
—Raymond Strickland, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
Children from blue-collar warrens straddling the road strutted about.
—Nabil Salih, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
One roach strutted across a cutting board in that area while another four roaches got together under cookline equipment.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
Gru strutted around a table in the Governor’s Reception Room, fanning its feathers for roughly 20 minutes while Walz took questions.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 25 Nov. 2025
Beneath the sandstone cliffs of Diriyah, on a runway at the UNESCO World Heritage site, models strutted couture from Vivienne Westwood and Stella McCartney, giving the recent Riyadh Fashion Week global cache.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Palvin, 32, strutted the runway several times at the lingerie house's signature event, which returned for the second year in a row, after a hiatus beginning in 2018.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Bella Hadid strutted down the runway in all gold, cinched at the waist with a matching belt.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strutted
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People were obsessed with him, people stalked him, people died because of him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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Somehow, Olinger said, the jaguars always seemed to evade the traps with the team’s high-end gear and instead stalked past the smaller research cameras.—
Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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Anna and Jack put the pieces together that all three crimes are connected by the disturbing messages displayed on their deceased bodies, as well as the same friendship bracelet attached to each victim.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Citizens of Minneapolis took to the streets, throwing snowballs at their own local police and local businesses proudly displayed signs in their windows instructing people how to use whistles to thwart ICE.—
David Marcus,
FOXNews.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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Enjoying one of these moments free from scrutiny, the five-foot-five, stocky Smalls playfully picked up the captain’s distinctive floppy hat and pranced around the ship, imitating his mannerisms.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
13 Nov. 2025
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The zebras pranced, all frisky energy; the elephants, lumbering and mournful, trailed behind with their ancient thoughts.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 Oct. 2025
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According to Diana Kirschbaum, a researcher at TU Wien and first author of the study, the material exhibited a specific type of quantum-critical behavior when exposed at temperatures near absolute zero.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Jan. 2026
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In that moment, Kostoulas exhibited the traits of a streetwise No 9.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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The president strode into office with a promise to turn the page on America’s decades of foreign entanglements.—
Aamer Madhani,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Jan. 2026
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Ironically, the biggest chance of the game came from his replacement, Josko Gvardiol, who strode forward unmarked to meet a cross that was excellently saved by Robin Roefs, finding himself in the penalty area on multiple occasions after coming on.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
1 Jan. 2026
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Attending as a nominee for Best Original Song, the singer, 33, flashed her new engagement ring from fiancé Maxx Morando on the red carpet.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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At several points during the Golden Globes Sunday night, between acceptance speeches and Nikki Glaser bits, a list of percentages flashed onscreen.—
Aidan McLaughlin,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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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
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Cellphone data showed Fuentes was at the crash site, immediately went home and then returned in a different car within 20 minutes, the affidavit said.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Videos of the shooting in Minnesota showed federal agents approaching Good’s SUV stopped in the middle of a neighborhood street.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Strutted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strutted. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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