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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
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.
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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
Shortly after his victorious sit-in with Teddy Swims on Coachella’s main stage, David Lee Roth strutted into the media tent.
—Jeff Miller, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2026
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
Shortly after his victorious sit-in with Teddy Swims on Coachella’s main stage, David Lee Roth strutted into the media tent.
—Jeff Miller, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strutted
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Praearcturus gigas stalked the region’s floodplains about 415 million years ago, during the Early Devonian.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
4 June 2026
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Delaney Evans, who drove a CATS bus for 10 years, said she has been spit on, threatened, cursed at, stalked.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
2 June 2026
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Grant's work has been displayed in galleries and museums across the United States, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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The most prolific home-run hitting team in University of Kansas baseball history displayed its power early in the Jayhawks’ 6-3 NCAA baseball regional tournament victory over Northeastern on Friday afternoon at Hoglund Ballpark.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
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Then Surge zipped through a tunnel and pranced around the ring.—
Ross Mantle,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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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
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In 2019, it was stolen from Blenheim Palace in England — the birthplace of Winston Churchill — where it was being exhibited.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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The article mentioned a man identified only by his last name, Müller, who had exhibited some kind of talking machine in the 1780s.—
Ron Cowen,
Scientific American,
3 June 2026
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Annin's operations director has strode past this scene every workday for more than two decades.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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Dodgers left-hander Justin Wrobleski shouted two words — the first of which didn’t appear to be fit for print — and strode off the mound, the icy expression on his face frozen in place all the way to the dugout.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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In the distance, low clouds hung and lightning flashed.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
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And Ursula tried to block them out, but the lights still flashed inside her eyelids.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 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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Sneaking the scraps out the back door for their children showed that those working in the enslaver’s home gave value and meaning to leftovers for our children.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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Other footage showed a high school campus roof which had collapsed while pupils lined up outside the school’s sports field in Davao Del Sur.—
Kathleen Magramo,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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“Strutted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strutted. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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