cavalcades

plural of cavalcade
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as in fleets
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 pageants
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 idea of a parade was borrowed from American traditions with the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade and military cavalcades as cultural cornerstones. Ko Lyn Cheang, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Feb. 2026 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. Megan Dubois, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Noun
  • The Airbus A319s and A320 fleets are currently being retrofitted and the A321 neo fleet will then be retrofitted.
    Ted Reed, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • For China, which has one of the world’s largest commercial shipping fleets, such preparations could give the military access to a much larger pool of transport and support vessels during a major crisis.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Amber Uhler, Miss Michigan USA For Amber Uhler, pageants are intertwined in a unique way with her health.
    Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
  • No stranger to controversy over the past several years, the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants have just landed in another.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Those who visit annually or several times during the year are deeply passionate about the live shows, character meet-and-greets, holiday food specials, seasonal festivals and parades and nighttime spectaculars that these parks provide.
    Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
  • At the same time, Lindell is being investigated for possible violation of campaign regulations for giving away pillows at parades.
    Esme Murphy, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Canva Moves Beyond Making Things Look Good Teachers already use Canva for presentations, worksheets, newsletters and much more.
    Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The suite includes Word for documents, Excel for spreadsheets and data analysis, PowerPoint for presentations, Outlook for email, OneNote for notes, and Access for database management.
    StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 22 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Outside, processions of young men in 120-degree heat carry images of Khamenei.
    Jane Arraf, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Other years devolved into long single-file processions where the handful of surviving cars simply tried to avoid becoming the next caution.
    Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Camel caravans on the Silk Road once passed through this flat, dusty scrubland.
    Shilo Urban, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
  • As random players began to join and leave the caravans, a rock tour energy developed.
    Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 1 June 2026

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“Cavalcades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavalcades. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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