as in strutting
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 sashaying
RuPaul Charles is sashaying to the big screen with the first feature film from the RuPaul’s Drag Race universe.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
RuPaul’s Drag Race is sashaying to the big screen with a camp runaway train thriller as the MTV drag queen competition series continues to expand its storytelling universe.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sashaying
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One of the older photographs in Gaskin’s book, from 1998, finds an impeccably suited ballroom performer strutting the boards of what appears to be a community-center gymnasium.—
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The square-jawed Iago Breschi, one of the most technically proficient classical dancers in San Diego, was in his element as the torero Escamillo, strutting with a devil-may-care swagger.—
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Photos shared by the agency show Buddy prancing away in the daylight, as well as Buddy seemingly caught like a deer in headlights at night.—
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Ferrari’s latest one-off is a tribute to one of the most legendary prancing horses of them all.—
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Patel argued that the federal stalking charges against Mangione don't meet the requirements to justify the more serious charge of murder through use of a firearm because stalking, on its own, isn't a violent crime.—
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Prosecutors are using the stalking charges to make the murder count death penalty-eligible.—
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After striding back to the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors chambers, county staff said there was no reportable action stemming from the closed session.—
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In it, Meryl Streep as Priestly is seen striding in red heels through the offices of fictional magazine Runway.—
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“Sashaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sashaying. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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