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
Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 10 June 2024
The animal kingdom has no shortage of dance moves, from flamingoes’ synchronized sashays to the waltzes of scorpions.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Mar. 2024
Alison Edmond, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Dec. 2024
But once fliers spot the llamas sashaying through the terminal, the anxiety seems to melt away.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2024
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Noun
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
The animal kingdom has no shortage of dance moves, from flamingoes’ synchronized sashays to the waltzes of scorpions.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Mar. 2024
Verb
Meryl Streep dazzled in Valentino, Michelle Yeoh rocked Bottega Veneta with new bangs, Emily in Paris‘ Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu sashayed in sculptural Schiaparelli.
—Alison Edmond, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Dec. 2024
But once fliers spot the llamas sashaying through the terminal, the anxiety seems to melt away.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sashay
Noun
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And skipping the excursions ended up having plenty of advantages.—
Kerry Spencer,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2025
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There’s a twilight canoe outing on Bow River for a quintessential Canadian moment, white water rafting that ends with a night in Anishinaabe-style tepees, excursions on float planes, and even a day of wine tasting in the Okanagan valley.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
12 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Models strutted out in pieces that perfectly illustrate the brand's ethos: high-impact and dynamic with a sense of luxe whimsy.—
Anika Reed,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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When the show began Bad Bunny watched poker-faced as former girlfriend Kendall Jenner strutted past, bespectacled and suited in look 3. Until today, Calvin Klein, the brand, had left a gap in the New York Fashion Week schedule for almost seven years.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The account had been scrubbed of any evidence of the promotional tour for the film, which took place last summer.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Variety first noted Lewis in 1959 during Brubeck’s controversial tour of Southern colleges.—
Steven Gaydos,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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At times, the show subverts expectations, casting Salonga as the Into the Woods witch while Peters prances about in a red cloak as Little Red Riding Hood.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Inside the mansion At Holt Kramer's home on an early December evening, Stormy, her rescue poodle, pranced down a spiral staircase into the living room.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
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The idea is that residents will have access to all daily essentials within a five-minute walk, while high-speed rail will provide transit around the metropolis.—
Adam Williams,
New Atlas,
17 Feb. 2025
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Talking to them with a calm voice and taking them for a walk, can help to calm their nerves too.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Mangione is charged with first-degree murder in furtherance of an act of terrorism, stalking and a slew of other state and federal charges in both New York and Pennsylvania, for allegedly gunning down Thompson, a married father of two from Minnesota.—
Audrey Conklin,
Fox News,
10 Feb. 2025
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In Heart Eyes, a masked murderer is hell-bent on stalking and killing couples on the lovey-dovey holiday, but for some reason a pair of platonic co-workers (Olivia Holt and Mason Gooding) are in the murderer’s crosshairs.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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An eclectic cast, ranging from dancers in their 20s to their 50s, gels for a bouncy jaunt (pro forma in Estanich’s works), with each dancer having generous time and vocabulary for him or herself.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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The night started with a statement drive by Los Angeles, which scored on a seven-play, 70-yard jaunt on the game’s first possession.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC News,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Sashay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sashay. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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