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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
  • But their insect-like movements hint at a future where fleets of miniature robots could glide across water, performing tasks once too dangerous or delicate for humans.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Among the fleet of superyachts in the harbor, Loewe lives up the cliché of looking fast while sitting still.
    Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The earthquake nterrupted the Miss Asia Pacific International 2025 beauty pageant in Cebu City, Philippines.
    Rajeev Tyagi, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Beauty pageant contestants were seen in another video running off the stage as the earthquake started.
    Brandon Miller, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The deadliest attack on the press recorded by the CPJ was the 2009 Maguindanao massacre in the Philippines, in which 32 journalists were among those killed when a convoy was ambushed.
    Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 20 Sep. 2025
  • During one such mission last month, a Chinese coast guard ship collided with a Chinese navy destroyer as the two vessels pursued a Philippine supply convoy.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • October through the end of the year marks peak tourist season in the Florida Keys, anchored by Fantasy Fest and holiday parades.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The Detroit Free Press has won 10 Pulitzer Prizes — with the first coming in 1932 for our coverage of a huge parade during an American Legion convention.
    Detroit Free Press, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
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  • Those include gatherings like funeral processions, picket lines that do not disrupt vehicle or foot traffic, educational activities and parades or public assemblies contained within corporate boundaries.
    Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Parked nearby is a grocery cart filled with his worldly processions.
    Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
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  • The video room has therefore become a crucial theatre, underlined by Arteta consulting educational experts to ensure his presentations were illustrated in the optimal way for players to absorb the information.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Spark comfortably answers questions and generates striking graphical presentations—at least on subjects deemed acceptable by Chinese authorities.
    Matthew Tostevin, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Perfect for studio flats, campers and caravans.
    Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
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  • 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
  • Cloudy chords, meditative tintinnabulation, the whoosh of wind and rain, blocks of iridescent brass — all these discrete sonorities trundled by, like a train of boxcars with panoramas painted on their sides.
    Justin Davidson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025

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“Cavalcade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavalcade. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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