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strut

[struht] / strʌt /


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Three high school girls all dressed in pink strut up to the outcast in red flannel and tell her what it takes to be popular.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Dachshunds strut in ‘Sausage Walk’ during Paris fashion week.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

“Breezy,” one of just a handful of truly catchy tunes on the set, has an easy strut that channels the twinkle of the LP “Diamonds and Pearls.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Because China's future workforce is not quite ready to strut out.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

I headed out to the MAV's landing strut array to scavenge metal for the shelves.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

Skubal strutted off the mound, hit the palm of his glove twice, and slapped hands with catcher Will Smith.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Emerging between fireworks, Kerr had strutted out on to the track, spinning a bottle, and allowed his 12 rivals to sprint away.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

After “Michael” finished, Patterson and other attendees strutted and twirled while the credits rolled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

Mike Papantonio strutted on a raised stage, his own face a hundred times larger than life on the screen behind him.

From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026

Yet he strutted about as if he were a giant, with his plump little legs spread wide and his plump little chest puffed out.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

“And then there’s some funny stuff too,” Dan explained, strutting around the store, with a sense of importance.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

“All day, all the time, as if they’re players fretting and strutting on some invisible stage.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Mighty Miranda must kowtow to the luxury brands and their ambassadors, whose sponsorship keeps Runway strutting, including the once-harried and humiliated Emily, who is now an executive at Dior.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

New Yorkers can’t get enough of the strutting woodcock.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026

They were all dressed in their finest clothing and jewelry, strutting about and feeling joyful on this celebratory night.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis


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