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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
Following the release last Friday of ARIRANG, the lads strutted their stuff the next day with a live show at Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square, livestreamed globally on Netflix as BTS The Comeback Live | Arirang.
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Lars Brandle, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2026
The first lady, wearing a white pantsuit and matching heels, strutted alongside the humanoid named Figure3 before hosting a roundtable discussion on the second day of the inaugural Fostering the Future Together Global Coalition Summit on March 25.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
The Yankees’ starters strutted out between two yellow cabs.
—Sports Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
After the ball plunged through the net, Brunson let out a roar, strutted across the baseline, and headbutted the padded backstop beneath the hoop.
—Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 Feb. 2026
The model strutted out of the NBC studios in the shoes, which balance on top of a tall stiletto heel measuring around four inches.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
Perhaps the Post Oak strutted so others could sprint.
—Amber Elliott, Houston Chronicle, 10 Feb. 2026
When Lady Gaga strutted onto the Super Bowl halftime stage alongside Bad Bunny in Santa Clara, California, on Sunday, a New York City designer and his friends were back home cheering at the television.
—Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
López joined in for a few moves, then strutted to the ring wearing beetle-green gloves.
—Brian Seibert, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Lars Brandle, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2026
The first lady, wearing a white pantsuit and matching heels, strutted alongside the humanoid named Figure3 before hosting a roundtable discussion on the second day of the inaugural Fostering the Future Together Global Coalition Summit on March 25.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
The Yankees’ starters strutted out between two yellow cabs.
—Sports Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
After the ball plunged through the net, Brunson let out a roar, strutted across the baseline, and headbutted the padded backstop beneath the hoop.
—Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 Feb. 2026
The model strutted out of the NBC studios in the shoes, which balance on top of a tall stiletto heel measuring around four inches.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
Perhaps the Post Oak strutted so others could sprint.
—Amber Elliott, Houston Chronicle, 10 Feb. 2026
When Lady Gaga strutted onto the Super Bowl halftime stage alongside Bad Bunny in Santa Clara, California, on Sunday, a New York City designer and his friends were back home cheering at the television.
—Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
López joined in for a few moves, then strutted to the ring wearing beetle-green gloves.
—Brian Seibert, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strutted
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The consolation of an evening mint tea and hookah was precious to those stalked by fear all day.—
Daniel Brook,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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The film follows a group of friends stalked by a killer wearing a Cupid mask in the days leading up to Valentine’s Day.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Mar. 2026
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Scores are displayed in the vehicle during the ride, both per game and cumulative.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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New Art reveals it has been stored away, bought and sold as a private acquisition, and has never been displayed.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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And the preacher pranced around the stage.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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Here, the Multimatic True Active Spool Valve dampers (TASV) pranced and pranged over bumps, dips and cracks.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Carnival celebrations from this time period also exhibited class conflict.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
1 Apr. 2026
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Atlanta begins work today with no more concern for the clock-changing order, put into effect Sunday morning, than would be exhibited had the sun, of its own accord, started to rise and set on a new schedule.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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As the group hopped and grunted, Keuilian strode through the room with a video crew, shooting a Squire promo (two takes).—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Yordan Alvarez strode to the plate.—
Matt Kawahara,
Houston Chronicle,
29 Mar. 2026
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Leite, a rising young guard who flashed promise during her debut season with Golden State, heads to Portland, where former Valkyries president of basketball operations Vanja Černivec is now the GM.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
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That should have been strike three but Wegner, a crew chief working his 29th major league season, flashed 1-2 for the count.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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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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An hour and a half later, a person in the chat uploaded another photo, which showed several members of the group standing alongside Felder and his sign.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Astros catcher Christian Vazquez nonetheless challenged, and the replay showed the pitch to be a couple inches out of the zone.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Strutted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strutted. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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