as in procession
a body of individuals moving along in an orderly and often ceremonial way
a Fourth of July parade
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as in to march
to move along with a steady regular step especially in a group
the marching band paraded past jubilant crowds
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as in to display
to present so as to invite notice or attention
intends to parade her expensive new dress at the party
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Recent Examples of parade
Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2025
Kansas City’s PrideFest — which each June draws some 22,000 people to a parade and weekend celebration of LGBTQIA+ pride to Frank A Theis Park — is, this year, seeing both a loss in corporate sponsors and a reduction in their level of giving.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2025
Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2025
While Khalifa paraded around the stage, blunt in hand, tossing large, plastic makeshift joints into the crowd, the crowd was primed for the headliner himself, Chris Brown.
—Kenneth Williams, Essence, 23 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Oceanside will fly the rainbow flag at City Hall for the first time in June to recognize Pride month after a parade of emotional speakers led to the City Council’s 3-2 decision Wednesday.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2025
Kansas City’s PrideFest — which each June draws some 22,000 people to a parade and weekend celebration of LGBTQIA+ pride to Frank A Theis Park — is, this year, seeing both a loss in corporate sponsors and a reduction in their level of giving.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2025
Verb
The British actress joined the likes of Sofia Coppola, Lupita Nyong’o, Margaret Qualley and Ananya Panday in flocking to the landmark Villa d’Este hotel here, which Chanel secured as its exclusive venue to parade its cruise 2026 collection.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2025
While Khalifa paraded around the stage, blunt in hand, tossing large, plastic makeshift joints into the crowd, the crowd was primed for the headliner himself, Chris Brown.
—Kenneth Williams, Essence, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parade
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The community organized a police procession in his honor on March 17, 2022, right before his passing – a touching tribute to a young life devoted to service.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
10 May 2025
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Putting aside the procession of recent attacks, some of which seemed to come from Google itself, the biggest threat could come from within.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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She was photographed being marched out of the courthouse in handcuffs.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
11 May 2025
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Donald Trump is crashing the economy and marching the country toward a recession.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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Idaho's flag ban took effect on April 3, barring government officials from displaying any flags other than those on an approved short list, which includes the U.S. flag, flags of military branches and official flags of government entities.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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Geomagnetic storm conditions last recorded two decades ago impacted Earth in May 2024, an event that pulled the northern lights to northern Florida and Texas, with another similar northern lights display in October.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Video surveillance showed the man, wearing an N95 mask, strode into the D.C. eatery past two plainclothes Secret Service officers who were sitting at the bar, WRC-TV reported.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
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This was the weekend when Liverpool recovered from a late blow to beat West Ham United, Arsenal dropped more points, Newcastle United continued to stride on, and Leicester City collected a rare point, their first since the end of January.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Michael Bolton, who was diagnosed in December 2023 with glioblastoma — the most aggressive and fastest-growing form of brain cancer — first exhibited signs that something was amiss the month prior, according to his daughters.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
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Zinc chloride, which the researchers detected in a toxicological analysis, exhibits a powerful drying effect.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
2 May 2025
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Videos show activists, many of whom were wearing keffiyehs, yelling and swearing as police officers attempted to get the unruly crowd under control.—
Andrea Margolis , Kitty Le Claire,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2025
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The new pope is registered to vote in the Chicago suburbs, and voting records obtained by CBS News show he's voted in several general elections — along with both Democratic and Republican primaries.—
May 8,
CBS News,
9 May 2025
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The movie’s closing credits flash the original title Thunderbolts* on screen, then tears away the word like a comic book page, revealing the squad’s new moniker.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Vulture,
2 May 2025
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His shot was well struck… but flashed just past the far post.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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One of the evening's hosts then mentioned Jenner's name as Chalamet smiled and the camera switched to the make up mogul, who waved and clapped while flashing a huge smile.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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And Jerry Grogan, from Indianapolis, is waving the Star Spangled Banner.—
Katie Primm,
NBC news,
9 May 2025
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“Parade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parade. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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