as in excursion
a short trip for pleasure
just a little weekend sashay we took to get away from it all
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as in to strut
to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements
the svelte young models sashayed down the catwalk with practiced insouciance
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Recent Examples of sashay
Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 10 July 2024
Saturday, June 22 Cincinnati Pride Parade, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Downtown. Parade sashays from Seventh Street at Plum, turns south on Vine Street and ends at Sawyer Point Park and Yeatman's Cove.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 10 June 2024
Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
Several dozen folks sashayed, do-si-doed and allemanded to a local all-female old-time music string band in the Creative Alliance at The Patterson.
—Sloane Brown, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Come here to idle in the gardens while nibbling on a Pierre Hermé macaron or sashay round the sceney pool in a couture kaftan; make sure to book a room that overlooks the gardens and that pool and sip a glass of Champagne or two on the balcony.
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Taken together with the bones, however—and with some help from modern technology—these earthen imprints give a holistic picture of the prehistoric creatures that sashayed along in their heyday, oblivious to the puny mammals of the future who would gawk at their footprints millions of years later.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for sashay
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The game master also weighs in on the latest two victims and payback in the final excursion.—
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Many cruise lines offer offshore excursions, some better than others, but mapping your own route is part of the fun.—
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Gadot struts around throwing her hands at odd angles.—
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In a clip posted by Arlo's owner, Ellie McGee, who lives in Scotland, the pup was confidently strutting out of the vet's office, all four paws firmly on the ground.—
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And their 2024 was epic: a new album, a prolonged tour, and a coveted Sphere residency.—
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The North American leg of the tour will kick off in Toronto on Aug. 24 before traveling down to Mexico for a final date, at least on this continent for now, in September.—
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That fever-dream adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, featuring some of Hollywood's biggest names prancing about as feline but also weirdly humanoid sleep paralysis demons, leaves Netflix Jan. 15.—
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Hoping to out-Elon Elon, Gov. Ron DeSantis saddled up and brought out his own little DOGE-y last week, a prancing pony of an excuse for real governing.—
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An easy alternative—with stunning views to boot—is the walk from Port Elizabeth to the ruins of historic Fort Hamilton.—
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The Union Park data facility, run by Ark Data Centres, is a six-minute walk from the Hyde North substation.—
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Kevin Proctor, a British producer involved in making the Brian Epstein biopic Midas Man, appeared in court Wednesday to face a charge of stalking an actress.—
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Then they got lost in the snow A Long Beach couple wanted to visit Lukens Lake, but a sudden shift in weather left them stranded with no overnight gear. Dec. 5, 2024 Lifestyle A mountain lion was stalking our campsite.—
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The new street name replaces 2000 N. 59th St., just a short jaunt away from Overbrook High School, from which Smith graduated in 1986.—
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Related Articles Weekend getaway: A Seattle jaunt takes in the new Ocean Pavilion, waterfront park and more Other worthy stops on the Rogue Food Trail include the Applegate River Lavender Farm near Jacksonville and the English Lavender Farm in Applegate Valley.—
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“Sashay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sashay. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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