marching band
noun
: a group of musicians who play instruments while marching together at a parade or sports event
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Concord will be holding a parade featuring 2,000 participants, including the UMass Amherst marching band, in the morning, and a parade will be held in the afternoon in Lexington.
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
Wilson was a 20-year-old member of the university’s Human Jukebox marching band, a mechanical engineering major, and was a member of the Nu Phi Omicron music fraternity.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 11 Mar. 2025
The Southland College Prep Charter High School marching band and Lady Eagles were invited to WorldStrides’ Orlando Heritage Festival at Universal Orlando Resort in Florida, where students performed Saturday during the first overnight trip the school had for the band.
—Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
Dylan is on that journey and even the marching band, another department, is now.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
Wilson was a 20-year-old member of the university’s Human Jukebox marching band, a mechanical engineering major, and was a member of the Nu Phi Omicron music fraternity.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 11 Mar. 2025
The Southland College Prep Charter High School marching band and Lady Eagles were invited to WorldStrides’ Orlando Heritage Festival at Universal Orlando Resort in Florida, where students performed Saturday during the first overnight trip the school had for the band.
—Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
Dylan is on that journey and even the marching band, another department, is now.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Marching band.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marching%20band. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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