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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In the peak of the pageantry, the Lord Provost Robert Aldridge then presented the King with the keys to the city of Edinburgh, who immediately returned them.
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Janine Henni, People.com, 1 July 2025
While both events will include a military flypast, Trooping the Color offers a more old-fashioned sense of pageantry with those soldiers on horseback, dressed in brightly colored ceremonial uniforms and elaborate headgear.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
His state visit to Saudi Arabia this week is expected to be a spectacular affair, full of pageantry that contrasts sharply to President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s relatively chilly visit to the kingdom in 2022.
—Vivian Nereim, New York Times, 12 May 2025
That’s certainly the case in New Orleans, which attracts people from all over not just for the music, the history, architecture, and pageantry, but also for its distinct flavors.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 20 June 2025
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Janine Henni, People.com, 1 July 2025
While both events will include a military flypast, Trooping the Color offers a more old-fashioned sense of pageantry with those soldiers on horseback, dressed in brightly colored ceremonial uniforms and elaborate headgear.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
His state visit to Saudi Arabia this week is expected to be a spectacular affair, full of pageantry that contrasts sharply to President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s relatively chilly visit to the kingdom in 2022.
—Vivian Nereim, New York Times, 12 May 2025
That’s certainly the case in New Orleans, which attracts people from all over not just for the music, the history, architecture, and pageantry, but also for its distinct flavors.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 20 June 2025
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“Pageantry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pageantry. Accessed 8 Jul. 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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