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strutting

[struht-ing] / ˈstrʌt ɪŋ /




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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

He used to build his rosters by strutting up to future NBA stars and convincing them to head from high school to his training camps in Kentucky.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

Noem was the public face of that disapproval, strutting forward with arrogance in the face of public censure, a veritable clown show of ineptitude.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

On the strutting, guitar-driven Somebody To You, she waves goodbye to a suffocating relationship and asks: "Who am I when I'm out of your sight?"

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025

When Mom ran into the room, Tinkle was strutting around, all pumped up like the proud beast-slayer that he was.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls




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