on parade

idiom

1

: shown or displayed especially in a way that attracts attention or notice

Her new diamond engagement ring was on parade for all her friends to stare at.

It was getting to be violence on parade all day long on network TV.

2

of soldiers : marching or standing in a military parade (a ceremonial formation of a body of troops before a superior officer or other important person)

Examples of on parade in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This summer sees a major exhibition by the South African artist William Kentridge that will include several of his large-scale bronzes and six new monumental colored sculptures on parade in YSP’s historic landscape. —Kin Woo, Vogue, 30 June 2025

For the first encore set, the band rode atop vehicles that were pulled from left field around home base and out to right field — sort of a boy band on parade moment. —Chad Jones, Mercury News, 29 May 2025

Hawaiian lei necklaces were abundant, along with grass skirts on parade floats. —Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025

Image The News Politicians on parade A dozen years ago, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and just about every person running to succeed him in office took part in the Celebrate Israel parade along Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. —Dean Chang, New York Times, 20 May 2025

Rhymes for on parade

• accolade
• ambuscade
• antegrade
• balustrade
• barricade
• cannonade
• cavalcade
• centigrade
• chambermaid
• colonnade
• countertrade
• disobeyed