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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 cavalcades
The song is played multiple times throughout the day at the Disneyland Resort, including at the official opening of the theme parks and during character cavalcades.
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Megan Dubois, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Megan Dubois, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cavalcades
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Humanoid has unveiled a new AI system designed to control and coordinate entire robot fleets under a single digital brain.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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Salesforce’s billion-dollar ‘Agentforce’ initiative envisions companies building fleets of autonomous agents that live directly inside its CRM software.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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The beauty queen won five pageants — Miss West Coast, Miss Nuestra Belleza USA, Miss Fresno County, Miss Regional West and Miss California Congeniality.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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She is also credited as the music supervisor for the NAACP Image Awards and several Miss Universe pageants, most recently in 2023.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
26 Jan. 2026
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In its investor presentations, Exelon regularly projects massive electric and gas system spending for each of its utilities to meet annual investor earnings growth rates of 5-7%.—
David S. Lapp,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Jan. 2026
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In one study, 64% of participants made immediate decisions after presentations that included an overview map, while control groups took longer to respond.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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There are hundreds of Krewes—or organizations that stage parades (basically themed social clubs)—in New Orleans.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
1 Feb. 2026
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Costa Rica’s Independence Day falls on September 15, and there are a ton of cultural festivities and parades centered around it.—
Samantha Leal,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Jan. 2026
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Modi’s Tianjin outreach and the processions to Trump’s court in Washington reflect this broader recalibration.—
Pratap Bhanu Mehta,
Time,
15 Jan. 2026
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In several countries, parades, processions, or community events are also organized.—
Nadia Cantú,
AZCentral.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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Protester caravans regularly form behind immigration convoys, creating mobile protests of anger and warning that weave through city streets.—
Tim Sullivan,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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The styling isn't all that radically different from what caravans are today, but it is rounded out for better aerodynamics.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Cavalcades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavalcades. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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