Thesaurus results for SASHAYS

sashays 1 of 2

noun

plural of sashay

as in excursions

a short trip for pleasure just a little weekend sashay we took to get away from it all

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sashays

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verb

present tense third-person singular of sashay

as in struts

to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements the svelte young models sashayed down the catwalk with practiced insouciance

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Noun

Choreographers Arturo Lyons and Omari Wiles have these confident contestants shine with struts, sashays, splits, dips, duckwalks, vogueing and death-drops, each trying to outdo the other, urged on by a rapturous crowd. — Frank Rizzo, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026 The louche festivities provoke dangerous gamesmanship, and scenes with a jazz band and a lively singer (Sophie Oliver) capture the evening’s reckless spirit, as Hedda coaxes couples onto the dance floor and then struts and sashays among and between them. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025

Verb

He high-steps, air-guitars, and sashays around as a program who abandoned his once-rebellious origins to survive the danger of the Grid. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025

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Noun

Tharp estimates that Seman guided thousands of people on excursions on the Indiana Dunes trails.

— Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
The property also organizes myriad excursions, including a hike along the lofty clifftop Path of the Gods, a tour of a traditional lemon farm, a boat tour to Capri and Amalfi, and a helicopter tour.

— Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of excursions

Verb

Tracee Ellis Ross struts her stuff on the way out of Watch What Happens Live in New York City on July 23.

— People Staff, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026
The movie plunks us down at Mar-a-Lago, where Melania struts out the door and into the back of an SUV, which will take her to the red-white-and-blue private plane painted with the word TRUMP that’s waiting for her at the airport.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026

Definition of struts

Noun

In 1843 the author Victor Hugo visited Biarritz as part of his travels through the Basque Country.

— Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 31 July 2026
To create the immersive art at Dataland, the artist fed images and sounds from museum archives, labs and even his own travels to the Brazilian Amazon into a custom AI model.

— Chloe Veltman, NPR, 29 July 2026

Definition of travels

Verb

In the music video for the song, Stiteler prances around several iconic locations in Puerto Rico and takes viewers on a visual journey across the Island.

— Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
If anything, the dichotomy between the pop star who prances around Versailles in a sheer nightie and the pop star who stomps onstage in knee-high combat boots feels completely authentic and intentional.

— Chelsey Sanchez, CNN Money, 25 June 2026

Definition of prances

Noun

The equestrian competition sees 16 riders guide horses through a precise pattern of circles, spins and stops in pursuit of reining’s highest honor – and the grand prize.

— Peter White, Deadline, 23 July 2026
Known as nitrogen-vacancy centers, these atomic-scale structures allow the system to manipulate electron and nuclear spins without needing liquid helium or high-vacuum environments.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

Definition of spins

Verb

The returnees have strained local communities, many of which already have scant resources in a country where poverty is rife and malnutrition stalks the most vulnerable.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
The movie is set in a 13th-century English village and follows the townspeople as a mysterious, folkloric creature stalks their village.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 29 June 2026

Definition of stalks

Noun

In the San Diego area, a family found out someone had reposted photos from their actual rental listing and was setting up tours in exchange for cash, according to a CBS 8 News report.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
The Kennedy Center is temporarily suspending free public tours of the performing arts venue after a volunteer tour guide spoke with the New York Times about President Donald Trump‘s efforts to gut the cultural institution.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026

Definition of tours

Verb

Ed Sheeran strides to Taylor Swift wedding Ed Sheeran, clad in a bright aqua blue suit, arrived holding hands with wife Cherry Seaborn.

— Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Your father strides into the dining room, harried, shiny black hair parted to one side, his fingers buttoning the cuffs of his starched white collared shirt.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026

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