strutting

present participle of strut

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of strutting While strutting her stuff on the runway, model Devyn Garcia recovered gracefully when her pink-and-yellow shawl fell to the ground. Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025 What to Know The video begins with Meg Bellamy playing Kate in the final season of The Crown, strutting down the catwalk as Ed McVey, playing William, watches in awe. Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025 The actress was spotted in Hudson Square strutting in a pair of pointed-toe, satin pumps from the Italian footwear brand. Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025 Last week, the ‘90s supermodel closed out New York Fashion Week strutting for Coolibar’s Mott50 line of resortwear that also doubles as sunblock. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025 The color palette leaned into brilliant hues, with some models strutting down the runway in neon greens and siren reds. Anika Reed, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025 Joella, the second out this season, was most notable on Drag Race for strutting an outfit down the runway that was just a giant mattress. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2025 Portraying the ghost of Hamlet’s father at the play’s debut, his face and body covered in chalky white paint, his Shakespeare steps through the looking glass and becomes his own tragic player, strutting and fretting his hour upon the stage. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025 Anyier Anei is Ada, a newbie model from South Sudan by way of Kenya, wide-eyed and hungry as she’s tossed into a maelstrom of haughty men and clubgoing sisters in strutting. Richard Lawson, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strutting
Verb
  • Plus, the icy pastel hues are reminiscent of ballerinas prancing in The Nutcracker.
    Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Spanning two stories, the primary dwelling is introduced via a soaring entry foyer displaying large windows and a massive matchstick chandelier.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025
  • One of the biggest issues is the lack of confidence this Florida State team is displaying.
    D’Joumbarey Moreau, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Rachael Powell, chief deputy district attorney in the Fourth Judicial District, said close relationships with law enforcement can help prosecutors overcome hurdles in stalking cases.
    Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The papers argued that the death penalty charge should be dismissed because prosecutors have failed to identify the other offenses that would be required to convict him, writing that the other alleged crime — stalking — is not a crime of violence.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Materials could withstand 20 times more pressure Yiming Ji, the first author of the study, also underlined that their materials could withstand 20 times more pressure compared to those produced with previous methods, while exhibiting only 20% shrinkage versus 60-90%.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Below, executives from 10 of the exhibiting denim mills from around the globe share the highlights from their upcoming Spring/Summer 2027 collections that will be on view at the show.
    Carved, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Removing some of the deeper-developing routes also limits Justin Jefferson’s best strength, his long-striding deception.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Daedone, using the hashtags #ErosOnTrial, #EroticJustice, #liberation, and #womenspower, frequently posted on Instagram, showing pictures and slow-motion videos of herself and Cherwitz, often flanked by female OneTaste supporters, striding into the courthouse.
    Thessaly La Force, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In Portland, warning indicators are flashing everywhere.
    Keith Wilson, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Troopers were investigating a report of a person lying in the right lane of traffic near a service truck parked on the shoulder with its hazard lights flashing, the release says.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Oscar Isaac‘s Victor Frankenstein is part 18th-century dandy and part swaggering Swinging Sixties rock star, as if Lord Byron had been genetically spliced with Brian Jones.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
  • With his deathly pallor and Byronic charm, Stamp was perfect as the self-destructive, swaggering scoundrel who is haunted by visions of a spectral little girl.
    Christina Newland, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But for all the president’s demands, his leverage over Beijing is showing cracks as the Chinese economy continues to go from strength to strength.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Gas prices are viewed as an important economic indicator, although lower prices don’t guarantee a booming economy, and recent news and data points are showing an economy in which wealthy Americans appear to be spending freely, while poorer households seem to be pulling back.
    Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 20 Oct. 2025

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“Strutting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strutting. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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