strutted

past tense of strut

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of strutted The 53-year-old model strutted her stuff in Miami Beach, Florida wearing a set of equally stunning one-piece swimsuits. Hannah Malach, InStyle, 2 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strutted
Verb
  • Knick and Bill stalked a good buck but couldn’t get within range.
    Fred Bear, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2026
  • But all of it—the trees, the wildlife, the assemblage of diversity in both life and death through which Jacobs stalked in 1867—all of it was in a last gasp for existence.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • The young David displayed hypergraphic tendencies—the compulsive need to make a mark, to depict.
    Mark Rozzo, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026
  • Objection assigns a human investigator — at the $2,000 price tier, a college graduate; for $10,000, a former CIA or FBI agent — to gather evidence, which is displayed as exhibits.
    Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • Then Surge zipped through a tunnel and pranced around the ring.
    Ross Mantle, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • Troy — who is a Pony of the Americas, according to his owners, the Beaulieu family — pranced around his yard upon exiting the hospital trailer, receiving pets and apples.
    Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The painting of Camille has never been exhibited or offered for sale in the UK.
    Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 10 June 2026
  • Participants treated with semaglutide exhibited a broad pattern of slower biological aging linked to inflammation and blood, brain, heart, kidney, liver and metabolic health.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • As Misiorowski strode to the mound for the ninth inning, the capacity crowd of 40,205 rose in unison to cheer for the 24-year-old right-hander in what turned out to be one of the most impressive performances in franchise history.
    Rich Rovito, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
  • As Misiorowski strode to the mound for the ninth inning, the capacity crowd of 40,205 rose in unison to cheer for the 24-year-old right-hander in what turned out to be one of the most impressive performances in franchise history.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • Formative minutes stretched on for eternity — winning a track competition, a first kiss — but eight weeks flashed by in a hot hazy glimmer.
    Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 13 June 2026
  • Folarin Balogun stood at the podium and flashed a bright smile.
    Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 13 June 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • In Geneva, Switzerland’s second-largest city and a hub of United Nations institutions and humanitarian groups, early results showed about two-thirds of voters in the region opposed the measure.
    Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
  • Ukraine’s emergency services said a fire had affected 800 square meters of the roof of the Dormition Cathedral, and released images that showed damage to the building.
    Victoria Butenko, CNN Money, 15 June 2026

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“Strutted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strutted. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.

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