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as in to stalk
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 to display
to present so as to invite notice or attention
strutting his blue ribbon for all to see
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as in swagger
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Recent Examples of strut
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
Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
By copying the strut and behavior of real males, the robotic birds are meant to attract younger grouse and encourage them to start a new breeding site in a safer location.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
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Verb
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
Noun
Avoid the big, popular fields everyone else is hunting and focus on smaller, less obvious openings where toms might want to strut.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
By copying the strut and behavior of real males, the robotic birds are meant to attract younger grouse and encourage them to start a new breeding site in a safer location.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strut
Verb
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Minutes later, Yesavage stalked around the mound like a jungle cat after striking out Aaron Judge for the first time.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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She is set to appear June 2 in the same courtroom where a judge recently found that a man accused of stalking Jennifer Aniston was incompetent to stand trial.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Purpose dissolves into who owns it, who displays it, who claims authority over it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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This content can only be displayed if JavaScript is enabled.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Wirtz, at his best, plays with a similar swagger to Cole Palmer, an elite player who has lost some of his sparkle over the last 18 months.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Both arrived in Tampa Bay as first-round picks charged with bringing violence, swagger and disruption to the defensive line.—
Rick Stroud,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Uthmeier has taken a courageous stand, and should finish the fight.—
Kimberly Bird,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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On the chain's r/Costco subreddit, a fan recently spotted a paella stand inside one of the chain's Mexican warehouses.—
Joseph Erbentraut,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 May 2026
Verb
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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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In another clip, the deer continues to prance around the meadow, once again spinning in circles and once again appearing to grow dizzy.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
Verb
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French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu tweets that five passengers from the country were evacuated from the ship and one of them exhibited symptoms after boarding the evacuation flight.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Each artist will receive £5,000, and their work will be exhibited at the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation in Eschborn, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, from September 3 through January 17, 2027.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Unexcused lateness followed by the bravado of an ego display does not make for a great shared experience.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
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But it’s not meant to be done with bravado.—
Jerry Colonna,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Crews removed the overhead sign truss and moved it off the road along the shoulder.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2026
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An aluminum truss provided infrastructure, and custom joints, gimbals and animatronics gave the astronaut life.—
Niyaz Pirani,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Strut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strut. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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