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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 Highlights from the festivities have included Winfrey and her bestie Gayle King attending a cozy Ralph Lauren show and a cavalcade of stars, from Gwyneth Paltrow to Olivia Wilde, turning out for Michael Kors. Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025 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 Instead, policy is centered on Trump himself and whoever has last talked to him in the uncontrolled cavalcade of visitors streaming through the Oval Office. Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 19 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 See All Example Sentences for cavalcade
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Noun
  • This is already happening in fleet management, where companies are moving from basic telematics (data from OBD ports) to videomatics, using visual AI to monitor driver behavior, route performance, and safety compliance.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Fermi would then add solar and battery-storage power and, eventually, a fleet of nuclear power reactors.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 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
  • Who Hit Whom—The Federal Account Border Patrol agents were acting as a mobile security detail when Martinez and Ruiz joined a convoy of civilian vehicles tailing federal cars for more than 20 minutes.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • At the Ma’On Junction, Ayoub’s car encounters a terrorist convoy, with tragic results.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
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  • Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of the country’s National Security Council, was among foreign dignitaries at the Pyongyang parade.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
  • North Korean leader Kim Jong Un displayed a new long-range intercontinental ballistic missile at a military parade in Pyongyang that included foreign leaders on Friday.
    Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
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  • There are processions with music and folk dance performances, but the most impressive sight might be when local fishermen in rowboats illuminate the lake with torches.
    Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Farther back in the same procession marched William, then in his early 30s, who received a master’s degree.
    Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 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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  • The caravan, which departed earlier this month, is expected to take weeks to reach its destination, where migrants hope to find higher-paying jobs in Mexico’s capital city, rather than its impoverished south.
    Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Stockman Products has just unveiled an off-road-friendly caravan called the Trekka 01 that includes a dedicated compartment for e-bikes, according to New Atlas.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 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 12 Oct. 2025.

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