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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
Lively strutted on the sidewalk wearing a pair of Follies Cabo 120 pumps from Christian Louboutin.
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Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 21 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
On top of that, many showgirls strutted in three-inch-tall high heels.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 3 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
Her aptitude was unavoidable at the Fendi show, where top models holding desirable handbags, styled with joyful knits, eye-catching dresses and sporty separates, strutted past guests, including actors Hilary Duff, Naomi Watts and Bang Chan of the South Korean boy band Stray Kids.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
The red light went on, and with a smile his face, Hartman looked at the Wild bench and strutted to the corner of T-Mobile Arena, as the rink went mostly silent.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
Outside of shows for the likes of Simone Rocha, Erdem, Emilia Wickstead, and Harris Reed, attendees strutted in their own runway-worthy outfits.
—Victoria Montalti, Refinery29, 22 Sep. 2025
By the time the final model strutted off the runway, the Pier 76 space was alive with cheers and cameras flashing against rows of gleaming cars.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 17 Sep. 2025
Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 21 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
On top of that, many showgirls strutted in three-inch-tall high heels.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 3 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
Her aptitude was unavoidable at the Fendi show, where top models holding desirable handbags, styled with joyful knits, eye-catching dresses and sporty separates, strutted past guests, including actors Hilary Duff, Naomi Watts and Bang Chan of the South Korean boy band Stray Kids.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
The red light went on, and with a smile his face, Hartman looked at the Wild bench and strutted to the corner of T-Mobile Arena, as the rink went mostly silent.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
Outside of shows for the likes of Simone Rocha, Erdem, Emilia Wickstead, and Harris Reed, attendees strutted in their own runway-worthy outfits.
—Victoria Montalti, Refinery29, 22 Sep. 2025
By the time the final model strutted off the runway, the Pier 76 space was alive with cheers and cameras flashing against rows of gleaming cars.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strutted
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As my daughter’s face paled, and a man in a clown mask stalked the aisles, panic seized my limbs.—
Christa Carmen,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Eva LaRue was stalked by a man who called himself Freddie Krueger for 12 years.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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The ballet flat aesthetic displayed on Thursday contrasted with Rodrigo’s go-to concert shoe look.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
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Walls on the first floor of the Capitol are bare as portraits of Tennessee governors usually displayed outside the Governor’s Office and Old Supreme Court Chambers have been taken down to prevent them from being damaged.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
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Colette pranced by, her curls dangling in a ponytail.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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While one of Netflix’s bedrock tenets has been putting its original content onto its streaming platform rather than into theaters, the company has exhibited its feature films theatrically on a case by case basis.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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At 16, Sweet Pea had sight and hearing loss and exhibited some dementia-like symptoms.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Noone, recognizing him as White, strode over.—
Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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And lo, here strode Escanor, god of sunlight and pride.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Tanuvasa flashed a big smile and soon disappeared from view with teammates under the bleachers and into the BYU locker room.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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Since July 15, the Oscillator has not flashed either overbought or oversold, the longest stretch in this more normal territory in at least 20 years.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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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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Another image showed a photo of two people resting their feet on an outdoor fire pit, overlooking a river.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Veteran Daniele Rugani, who spent last season on loan at Ajax, showed his experience against Kylian Mbappe and maybe that his recent contract renewal was worthwhile after all.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Strutted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strutted. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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