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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
Disney Seas the Adventure returns, featuring Captain Minnie, Goofy, and a full cavalcade of Disney and Pixar characters.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
But the visitors from Memphis were a husk of that outfit, a cavalcade of new faces and Golden State castoffs being observed by the ghost of Ja Morant garbed in street clothes.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Typically, parkgoers can watch a special, one-time-only cavalcade featuring the player (or players, depending on the year) on the Monday after the Super Bowl.
—Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
On the opposite side of his dressing room door, a modern-day cavalcade of family, friends, bandmates, and crew members waited to see Ritter.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Jan. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
But the visitors from Memphis were a husk of that outfit, a cavalcade of new faces and Golden State castoffs being observed by the ghost of Ja Morant garbed in street clothes.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Typically, parkgoers can watch a special, one-time-only cavalcade featuring the player (or players, depending on the year) on the Monday after the Super Bowl.
—Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
On the opposite side of his dressing room door, a modern-day cavalcade of family, friends, bandmates, and crew members waited to see Ritter.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cavalcade
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Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways capped a fourth straight year of profitability with record earnings in 2025, as strong passenger demand and fleet growth lifted performance and reinforced the emirate’s aviation push.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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Lay users chatting with chatbots are having an entirely different experience compared to people at the frontier commanding fleets.—
Tharin Pillay,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
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Around her, other contestants do the same, each walking in attire connected to their own hometowns and histories, transforming the Miss Mexico Detroit pageant into a space where culture, identity and belonging take center stage.—
David Rodriguez Muñoz,
Freep.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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Sewing my costumes, making my evening gowns for pageants.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2026
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The twins were released, and Oseguera sent them on their way with a convoy of sicarios — hitmen — for safekeeping.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Fadi al-Qassem, the Syrian Foreign Ministry representative for the al-Hol camp administration, said the final convoy left the camp Sunday morning.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Wearing matching leather coats, the two chatted constantly, pointing at parade formations and singing along with performers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Feb. 2026
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The planetary parade is a reminder of how planets orbit around the sun and how their positions relative to Earth vary — a key factor scientists consider when planning missions to other planets such as Mars, Haviland noted.—
Lily Hautau,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Authorities will announce the funeral procession at a later date.—
Lee Ying Shan,Anniek Bao,Victor Loh,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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Seyed Mohsen Mahmoudi, the head of the Islamic Propagation Coordination Council of Tehran, said the main reason for postponing was numerous requests from people in different provinces who wanted more time to attend the funeral procession, the IRIB state TV channel reported.—
Matt Nighswander,
NBC news,
4 Mar. 2026
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On March 4, Loulou de Saison, the brand created by Chloé Harrouche in 2019, will host a presentation on the official calendar for the third season.—
Laure Guilbault,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2026
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That 72-46 win March 2, 2025 at Moody Center secured Texas a share of the SEC championship and the Longhorns celebrated afterward with a trophy presentation and cupcakes for head coach Vic Schaefer's 64th birthday.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Mar. 2026
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By then, a caravan of black SUVs and Mercedes vans, full of Jackson’s family, had arrived.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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Also visible is a settler attempting to kick in the door of a caravan.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Focusing too narrowly on the recent defeats relating to DEI obscures that panorama.—
Kenji Yoshino,
Time,
25 Feb. 2026
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The dolls were like sketches, and among the pieces born from these miniature looks was a flapper dress inspired by Bal Bullier, the Belle Époque Parisian dance hall that, in 1913, Sonia Delaunay famously depicted in a panorama of moving color.—
Robert Sullivan,
Vogue,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Cavalcade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavalcade. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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