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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 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 Princess Kate's name was dropped from the cavalcade about 20 minutes after the list was published on June 18. Janine Henni, People.com, 2 July 2025 The massive military cavalcade will take place on Constitution Avenue NW near the National Mall in Washington, D.C., specifically between 23rd Street NW to 15th Street NW. Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 14 June 2025 Along with the cavalcade of tensions and explosions that Merritt sets off, there are potentially life-changing breakthroughs. Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for cavalcade
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  • While Quark primarily operates in the polar regions, the company expands to subpolar destinations during the shoulder seasons, before the fleet repositions to the other side of the globe.
    Stefanie Waldek, AFAR Media, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, a Japanese Defense Ministry document dated October 2024 shows that a fleet of three Global Hawk drones was deployed at Yokota Air Base in Japan in May 2023.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • Our Miss Vietnam San Diego pageant is a great example of that.
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
  • In addition to her pageant title, Erika was an NCAA basketball player at Regis University in Denver, Colorado, and graduated from Arizona State University after double majoring in political science and international relations.
    Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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  • Reliever Jonathan Bowlan — who became a full-time reliever this season — made the spot start before giving way to a convoy of pitchers.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
  • If jamming a head of state’s flight is possible, so is disrupting a humanitarian airlift, a naval convoy, or a swarm of autonomous drones.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
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  • The scans after the victory parade revealed everything Bronze had expected.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The ten day adult party is a true Key West creative explosion, featuring a marathon of parties, parades, handmade costumes, headdresses, street fair food, and tropical island energy.
    Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • Underneath the stark floodlights streamed a procession of weary travelers in T-shirts and jeans, reaching into the bottom of a white coach bus for their oversize duffel bags.
    ProPublica, ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The family – all dressed in black — stopped the procession for a moment to view tributes left by fans to Ozzy at the Black Sabbath bridge and bench.
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • The forum offered a full day of programming with panels, fireside chats and presentations featuring leaders from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Statista and UMass Memorial Health.
    Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Venue selection and presentation format innovation demonstrated brands' increasing emphasis on experiential marketing over traditional runway shows.
    Kaleigh Moore, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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  • Bürstner has never been afraid to do things a little differently, whether that means a fire-bellows-like inflatable motorhome semi pop-up or modular flip-expandable caravan.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The sun keeps setting as small caravans trudge through high grasses, over rocky ripple, and finally, into the marsh.
    Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • The panorama includes the highest point in Sedona — the 7,122-foot Mount Wilson — and other landmarks such as Coffeepot Rock.
    New York Times, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Visitors can soak in spectacular panoramas from its summit by cable car or by hiking trails such as Lion’s Head and Platteklip Gorge.
    Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Cavalcade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavalcade. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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