pageantry
noun
pag·eant·ry
ˈpa-jən-trē 
Examples of pageantry in a Sentence
I like the tradition and pageantry that come with graduations.
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April 23, 2025 But a papal funeral is a papal funeral, and those present for the funeral Mass on Saturday, along with millions watching online or on TV around the world, will still observe a solemn moment involving sumptuous Catholic pageantry.
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Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
More than a decade after Gone With the Wind’s silver screen debut, O’Connor published a story satirizing the gala’s pageantry.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025
Tavia, Gracie's mom, has a history in pageantry, with a similar timeline to her daughter.
—Nasha Smith, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
The question of cancelling the Oscars—of whether the pageantry is unseemly in the face of real-world catastrophe—is one that dates back to the early years of the awards.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2025
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Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
More than a decade after Gone With the Wind’s silver screen debut, O’Connor published a story satirizing the gala’s pageantry.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025
Tavia, Gracie's mom, has a history in pageantry, with a similar timeline to her daughter.
—Nasha Smith, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
The question of cancelling the Oscars—of whether the pageantry is unseemly in the face of real-world catastrophe—is one that dates back to the early years of the awards.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Pageantry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pageantry. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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pageantry
noun
pag·eant·ry
ˈpaj-ən-trē
plural pageantries
1
: pageants and the presentation of pageants
2
: splendid display
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