STRUTTED Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

strutted

verb

past tense of strut

as in stalked

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 displayed

to present so as to invite notice or attention strutting his blue ribbon for all to see

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Recent Examples of strutted The actress strutted about the Big Apple in two graphic t-shirts accompanied with high-end footwear that helped elevate the otherwise relaxed attire. — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026 Skubal strutted off the mound, hit the palm of his glove twice, and slapped hands with catcher Will Smith. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026 Adam Lambert strutted on stage in a studded and fringed leather jacket and proceeded to do the late Wham! — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2026 Baby Jay strutted around while hundreds of Kansas fans dressed in crimson and blue crowded around them. — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026 While some models strutted in heels, others walked the runway in slipper-like flats. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026 Just last week, Minnesota strolled into San Francisco, delivered a clinical beatdown and strutted off the floor like brash royalty, reminding the peasants of their place. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026 Earlier this month, Andrew and Tristan Tate strutted around Washington as MAGA royalty. — Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026 Later, after 7 1/3 innings of dominant baseball, Skubal strutted off the field to an even louder standing ovation. — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 25 July 2026

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In the 1980s, French intelligence stalked American technology firms.

— DAVID S. COHEN, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026
The final sequence bookends the first with River, Sid, and Coe once again being stalked by the assassins but this time getting the worst of it.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of stalked

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However, the technology is still limited to producing just 4,096 colors (modern LCD and OLED displays can produce millions) and, as with Kaleido 3, at a lower resolution than black-and-white text is displayed.

— Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026
The painting will be displayed alongside an ancient relief borrowed from the National Roman Museum, reportedly introduced to Rembrandt through a reproduction, that inspired his depiction of Bathsheba attended to by a footmaid.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of displayed

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As the book shows, into that incredibly fertile downtown atmosphere strode an artist determined to become himself.

— Sean Wilentz, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
Heath jumped out of his skin, composed himself, strode over, grabbed my face in his hands and planted one right on me.

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of strode

Verb

Allen had flashed in offseason training and training camp, but historically it’s taken time for wide receivers to make an impact in head coach Andy Reid’s sophisticated offense.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026
Jones flashed his decisiveness and speed on the ensuing play, gaining 14 yards on a quarterback keeper.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of flashed

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Jeezy, Teyana Taylor, Jermaine Dupri, Usher, Swizz Beatz, Rihanna (who briefly out-swaggered Jay), Pharrell, and Beyoncé, backed by the Mayyas, a Lebanese dance group.

— Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
In San Ángel, those men swaggered around town, smoking marijuana and blasting banda music from their flashy trucks.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

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In Capital in the Twenty-First Century, the French economist Thomas Piketty showed how wealth perpetuates across generations and widens the divide between those who own capital and everyone else.

— Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Rookies step up The iM Securities report said that the profitability of newer bands such as Katseye and Cortis in Western markets will be likely key to reducing the company's reliance on BTS, the report showed.

— Jenny Lee,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

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