prancing

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Suddenly, the rock god who only three years prior hit his commercial apex with “Let’s Dance,” a master of artistic shapeshifting who pioneered music videos long before MTV existed, was prancing around with Muppets.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

And the groove, this time led by a simple, prancing line by Mr. Maynard, simulates the rhythmic movement of tidying up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

Two prancing horses on the front perhaps a nod to the surrounding cattle-grazing and sugarcane fields.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2025

Jim Fletcher, kitted out like a mad scientist on a retro electronics kick, shadows the president as though he were prancing around in his twisted dreams, sometimes in the guise of an unusually tall rodent.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2024

His red satin cape was patterned in gold thread; fifty roaring lions to one side, fifty prancing stags to the other.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin