as in strutting
to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements
the svelte young models sashayed down the catwalk with practiced insouciance
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Recent Examples of sashaying
After her victory, news cameras captured her sashaying in blue while pumping her arms in jubilation.
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Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Kim had a major runway moment during Audigier's Fall 2007 show, sashaying in this floral minidress and an on-the-moment arm cuff.
—Emily Kirkpatrick, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Understand Substorms The aurora isn’t sashaying at full blast all night.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 27 Jan. 2026
RuPaul Charles is sashaying to the big screen with the first feature film from the RuPaul’s Drag Race universe.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
RuPaul’s Drag Race is sashaying to the big screen with a camp runaway train thriller as the MTV drag queen competition series continues to expand its storytelling universe.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Kim had a major runway moment during Audigier's Fall 2007 show, sashaying in this floral minidress and an on-the-moment arm cuff.
—Emily Kirkpatrick, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Understand Substorms The aurora isn’t sashaying at full blast all night.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 27 Jan. 2026
RuPaul Charles is sashaying to the big screen with the first feature film from the RuPaul’s Drag Race universe.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
RuPaul’s Drag Race is sashaying to the big screen with a camp runaway train thriller as the MTV drag queen competition series continues to expand its storytelling universe.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sashaying
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Simone Ashley is pictured strutting out of her hotel for a day out during the 79th Cannes Film Festival 2026.—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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Julian Champagnie, who missed a potential game-winning 3 in Game 1, was strutting all over the court while hitting 4 of 6 treys in Game 2.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Connecticut’s top Banana will be dancing and prancing from the ballpark to the ballroom.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
13 May 2026
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The Aztecs won 89-86 before an electric home crowd on a night that had 12 ties and 11 lead changes and seemed like five against six sometimes with the way UNLV coach Josh Pastner was prancing around the floor in a suit and tie while the ball was in play.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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Mangione has also pleaded not guilty in a separate federal case charging him with two counts of stalking, each carrying a maximum sentence of life without parole.—
Adam Reiss,
NBC news,
18 May 2026
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There’s more to his disappearance than meets the eye — something Hannah finds out when a red SUV begins stalking her.—
Diya Chacko,
Oc Register,
18 May 2026
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Iroegbunam stands out most when striding forward with the ball or using his pace to track runners and recover possession.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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That set off a sprint between the two horses and the brothers riding them, striding toward the finish line.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Sashaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sashaying. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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