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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The pageantry complete with a military parade and flypast was attended by around 9,000 people, and Princess Rajwa sat in the front row of the service with her in-laws, the King and Queen Rania, and her husband.
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Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 18 July 2024
Trooping the Colour is one of the largest military events of the year
The sheer size of the military parade, and the pageantry of it, makes this event unique.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 14 June 2024
In theory, pageantry is a place where girls and women can learn how to speak in public and how to present themselves with confidence.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 29 May 2024
The United States should refuse a second summit unless such dialogue occurs and produces something for the two sides to agree on: in essence, no pageantry without a process.
—Eric Brewer, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2018
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Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 18 July 2024
Trooping the Colour is one of the largest military events of the year
The sheer size of the military parade, and the pageantry of it, makes this event unique.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 14 June 2024
In theory, pageantry is a place where girls and women can learn how to speak in public and how to present themselves with confidence.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 29 May 2024
The United States should refuse a second summit unless such dialogue occurs and produces something for the two sides to agree on: in essence, no pageantry without a process.
—Eric Brewer, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2018
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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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