as in fleet
a group of vehicles traveling together or under one management the next part of the parade was a motorcade of fire engines

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Recent Examples of motorcade The next day, when JFK was shot as his motorcade passed Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Davis was riding in the press bus a half-dozen vehicles back from the president's open limousine. Susan Page, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025 In September 1986, Pinochet’s motorcade was ambushed and five soldiers were killed and many others injured. Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025 In September, roughly 350 people attacked a motorcade carrying the president and diplomats during a protest in Imbabura province, according to officials. Isa Cardona, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025 After a 50-minute drive, the motorcade arrived in Lexington. Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for motorcade
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Noun
  • But the patriots’ real breakthrough came in 1778 and 1779, when the fleets of France and Spain finally joined this contest.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Roosevelt let newspaper editorials hash out the pros and cons of the voyage before making an official announcement, and the leak represented the first time congressmen (and the public) heard about the fleet’s plans to circumnavigate the globe.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Leaders in Congress agreed and sent out armadas of patriot privateers to do just that, plundering British shipping around the Atlantic rim and forcing Royal Navy warships to redeploy to convoy duty.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • In one attack in mid-September, the militants attacked a convoy of more than 100 fuel trucks, setting fire to half of them, according to Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED), which maps conflicts.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • These processions are part of the numerous festivals that celebrate various personal and communal events in the lives of the local community.
    Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Stays can include Day of the Dead workshops, such as Catrina face painting; a special menu on November 1, 2025; and a luminous procession through the mangroves.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Parade, which features 11 floats, more than 30 Disney characters, and around 100 performers, making this the biggest-ever parade at the park.
    Megan duBois, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The Type 100 tank, revealed at the Victory Day parade in Beijing, is a departure from traditional armored vehicle design.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Motorcade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motorcade. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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