cavalcades

plural of cavalcade
1
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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2
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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Noun
  • Air Force officials said the smaller version would allow fighter jets such as the F-35 to carry multiple Quicksink rounds, expanding options for commanders to disrupt enemy fleets or logistics vessels from multiple platforms.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Trucking fleets want to see healthy competition across the truck-makers and each OEM has one or more partners to launch products.
    Richard Bishop, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Champion later revealed to Vestavia Voice that she was first scouted at one of her sister's pageants.
    Arielle Tschinkel, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Social media accounts show Snelling, who majors in interdisciplinary disability studies, attended Jefferson County High School in Mississippi and previously competed in beauty pageants.
    Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • From Saison’s signature Welcome Tea — a delicate bundle of eight herbs and flowers that greets every guest—to the meticulous multi-course progression that unfolds with tableside presentations and impeccable attention to detail, dining here isn’t just a meal.
    Chelsea Davis, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The services include a choir led by music director Sharon Farber, readings and special presentations from media personalities, actors, acting teachers and other industry professionals.
    Andrew McGowan, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Fears gripped Chicago over the weekend On the Lower West Side of Chicago, the start of Mexican Independence Day celebrations typically marks a raucous weekend of parties and parades drawing hundreds of thousands of attendees.
    Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
  • If the question is military credibility, the United States signals through deployments and exercises, not parades.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • High points along the rough, fairways, and greens offer dramatic panoramas before the layout moves directly to the water.
    Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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  • The outlet reported that Harry is expected to walk side by side with his brother at the forefront of the processions through the streets of London.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Look out for medieval reenactments for which whole towns dress in costume, and religious processions where music is the soul of the streets.
    Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • When Coverley and the girls returned to England, in 1969, Lucian arranged for Bella to spend time with some aristocratic hippies who travelled around southern England in caravans.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Cavalcades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavalcades. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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