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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
New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2025
Bird departed with a primal scream, a strut in his step and his arms pumping.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 28 June 2025
Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 4 July 2025
Fans at the Grease Sing-A-Long screening at the Hollywood Bowl last night got a surprise when the original Danny Zuko strutted out onstage.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 28 June 2025
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Verb
The Slate’s chassis is a simple design with a Macpherson strut front suspension and a De Dion axle and coil spring rear.
—New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2025
Bird departed with a primal scream, a strut in his step and his arms pumping.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 28 June 2025
Noun
Throughout the movie, interspersed with shots of an exasperated Silverstone fending off her younger lover’s calls to her office and strutting through New York City streets in sky-high stilettos, are shots of Silverstone in gym clothes boxing with a personal trainer to blow off steam.
—Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 4 July 2025
Fans at the Grease Sing-A-Long screening at the Hollywood Bowl last night got a surprise when the original Danny Zuko strutted out onstage.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strut
Verb
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There is the possibility a disease is affecting the flower stalks and young fruits.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 July 2025
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Other highlights of the museum include Ouija boards, Voodoo dolls, objects used in satanic rituals, a coffin that a 17-year-old boy allegedly slept in before stalking women at night and artifacts from a plane that crashed into the Florida Everglades, according to Courant archives.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
15 July 2025
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The artworks and photos are displayed alongside historical items, archival images, video reenactments of the Raid, and multimedia testimonials by descendants of the enslaved people who liberated themselves.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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If a face is displayed to millions of people at once, chances are someone will recognize it.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 July 2025
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The evolution is right there on film: a kid with raw talent, a little swagger, and the kind of crash footage that ends up in highlight reels.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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At the beginning of season three, Gladys has found a new confidence, an 1880 swagger.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
14 July 2025
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Prior to this stand at Golden Gate Park, that has entailed residencies at Las Vegas’ Sphere last summer and again this spring.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
21 July 2025
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Chris Figueroa, who ran his food stand Nicky's Barbecue for eight months, promises to bring meat preparations from Texas, St. Louis and Latin American, the latter an ode to Figueroa's Peruvian background.—
Bahar Anooshahr,
AZCentral.com,
21 July 2025
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This should bode well for Ballerina prancing past $30M. Men showed up to the guns-blazing ballet Thursday night at 61%.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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The sculpture includes the full car body, along with Ferrari’s official prancing horse badges, front and rear lamp lenses, and hood straps.—
Alistair Charlton,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
Verb
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These individuals exhibited a particularly strong reduction in stress following the exercise program.—
Anuradha Varanasi,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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At the press preview, she had been asked about her invitation to exhibit at Tokyo’s Mori Art Museum.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
Noun
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However, both men are known to have a lot of bravado on social media at one point, and then in person things are all good.—
Taylor Wilson,
USA Today,
2 July 2025
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Imagine male leaders modeling emotional honesty instead of bravado.—
Shelley Zalis,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Steinman published a theoretical analysis of suspension-bridge stability, recommending that future bridge designs include deep trusses to stiffen the bridge deck and an open-grid roadway to reduce its wind resistance.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
24 July 2025
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Most modern homes today employ roof trusses made in a factory.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
19 July 2025
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“Strut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strut. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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