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as in stalks
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 displays
to present so as to invite notice or attention
strutting his blue ribbon for all to see
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Recent Examples of struts
Marc Williams, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Sep. 2025
The only actor who looks at home here is Chloë Sevigny as Kim, the resident Yale Philosophy Department psychotherapist, who struts through the movie in a series of baggy suits and a curly bowl haircut that wouldn’t be out of place on the Beverly Hillbillies’ Miss Jane Hathaway.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
But the Maginot instead crashes in a part of southeast Asia that’s the dominion of Prodigy, a corporation founded by Boy Kavalier (Samuel Blenkin), an overgrown child obsessed with Peter Pan, who struts around his research facility barefoot in pajamas.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025
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At the Barclays, Ellie struts the halls—all eyes are on her and her entourage.
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Petula says there are stories about a mythical cat that stalks the woods near the battlefields at night, and tales of entire battalions of Confederate soldier ghosts roaming the military park.—
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Black Hole stalks Chris, a popular girl who contracts the virus, and a stoner named Keith, who is in love with her.—
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Apple AirTags are essentially mini GPS tracking devices that sync directly to your iPhone’s Find My app, which displays location info on your phone.—
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There’s no denying who this Papier planner belongs to—the customizable monogram tastefully displays your initials, embossed with gold foil.—
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According to its website, the Kennedy Center hosts over 2,200 performances, events and exhibits a year, with over two million visitors annually.—
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What readers are saying The comments largely focus on the need for the boyfriend to set boundaries with his sister, who exhibits possessive and inappropriate behavior.—
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When truth becomes unstable, societies lose their bearings.—
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Getting his bearings has been disorienting.—
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Less than a minute into the video, as the singer sits by herself in the middle of the desert, the camera suddenly flashes to Blue, who is wearing a dress nearly identical to her mom's gown.—
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Burnett pauses, considers the question, and then flashes a mischievous grin.—
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Exit through the back of Ponce City Market, and find yourself on the Atlanta Beltline’s Eastside Trail, a pedestrian pathway that snakes by coffee shops, popsicle stands, restaurants, bars, and a linear photography exhibit showcasing Atlanta’s contributions to the Civil Rights movement.—
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Jones says there are plenty of tricks in an architect’s toolkit to assist the atmosphere in bigger, newer stands.—
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He high-steps, air-guitars, and sashays around as a program who abandoned his once-rebellious origins to survive the danger of the Grid.—
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Dak Brinkley shows pass rushing ability KU freshman defensive end Dak Brinkley recorded the first two sacks of his college career on back-to-back plays in the second quarter.—
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The atlas shows routes spanning from Spain to Syria, connecting more than 5,000 ancient settlements.—
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“Struts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/struts. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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