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as in fleet
a group of vehicles traveling together or under one management the longest cavalcade of floats in the history of the parade

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as in pageant
a staged presentation often with music that consists of a procession of narrated or enacted scenes a cavalcade presenting major events in the town's history

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Recent Examples of cavalcade In addition to the Nobel Prize, Weiss was honored during his career with a cavalcade of other awards. Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2025 Throughout the remedy trial this past spring, a cavalcade of Google competitors took the stand to express interest in buying Chrome. Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2025 But by far the biggest problem isn’t the callbacks or Sandler’s performance but the cavalcade of non-comedians who are given comedy moments. Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 30 July 2025 The Celebrate Happy cavalcade added a singalong by the thousands lining the parade route wishing the park Happy Birthday led by the Disneyland marching band. Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 17 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for cavalcade
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Noun
  • Guttuso’s team employs dive crews and a fleet of boats and uses underwater metal detection-devices, plus hand-fanning of sand or sand suction to comb the sea floor, according to a public notice for a federal permit application the company filed.
    Kate Payne, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The Grappler would require upgrading the department's fleet of vehicles for use, as the current vehicles are not compatible, Sarnow said.
    David Clarey, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • Another albino Thai buffalo was sold in 2024 for 18 million baht ($672,000) after winning multiple pageants.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Sims is a former Miss Teen USA beauty pageant contestant.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Protests turn deadly Officials said another attack on a separate humanitarian convoy this past weekend killed least one person and injured nine soldiers.
    Michael Rios, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
  • All models use Rheinmetall’s Path autonomous kit, or A-kit, which enables follow, convoy, and fully autonomous modes to reduce routine tasks for soldiers.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Some plants just don’t check the fall color parade box.
    Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Except for a few shots of China’s President Xi presiding over a military parade, the film’s image of totalitarianism leans far more toward right-wing regimes; to leave out Mao, or Castro, feels like a mistake.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • At the end of the service, a funeral procession carried Howard's casket, now draped in an American flag, south along Hickory Road.
    Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Approximately 600 mourners were inside the church, while another 2,400 fans lined the streets outside to witness the procession, according to the James Dean Gallery website.
    Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
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  • That includes research presentations on hip-hop, identity and activism, interactive workshops in education and creative practice, and a freestyle dance battle.
    Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The digital reproduction of the color and contrast in the IMAX 70mm and VistaVision prints was extremely impressive, providing a pretty acceptable facsimile of VistaVision’s grain while being a little less soft than the IMAX 70mm presentation.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2025
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  • These connections raise the possibility that people were following camels across the desert on winter migrations, says archaeologist and study co-author Ceri Shipton, who was excavating the site, known as Jebel Misma, when his team spotted a spectacular caravan of camel carvings on May 14, 2023.
    Martin J. Kernan, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Advertisement But an unnamed fellow Boy Scout trooper also told NBC News that the suspect did sometimes voice his political opinions, recounting a conversation a few years back about migrant caravans entering the country.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
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  • The Clérigos Tower offers one of the best panoramas in the city after a climb of more than 200 steps.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
  • After a last scramble over huge slabs of marble, the view opens up onto an epic panorama of the large performance space, perched on the city’s highest point.
    Barry Neild, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025

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“Cavalcade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavalcade. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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