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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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cavalcades
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Designs were standardized within fleets but with enough variance from each other to keep the enemy stymied and not cause associations of a certain pattern with a certain type or class of ship.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
5 May 2026
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The plan is to offer the service to businesses with large EV fleets, reducing their overall power bills.—
TIm Stevens,
ArsTechnica,
4 May 2026
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Hudson previously won a Division 4 NCA Collegiate Championship with Bridgewater State in 2021, and in recent years she's also competed in Miss Maine USA pageants, placing second at the 2024 event and coming in third place in 2025.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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Flores Gómez previously competed in beauty pageants and was crowned Miss Teen Universe Baja California in 2017.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Lunch meetings, work presentations, first dates—this formula aces them all.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
4 May 2026
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These spectacularly expensive exhibitions are known for their extravagant presentations of gorgeous garments.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
4 May 2026
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Suffolk County Police Department Officers said it will be used at drunk driving prevention events, parades and car shows.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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In Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, the marches, parades, banners, colors, speeches, festivals, and celebrations were all intended to spread the regime’s message.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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There were constant funeral processions as the cemetery below saw 30 to 40 burials per week, bringing the war to the president’s doorstep.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
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Expect military processions, a major banquet, visits to the legislature, and opportunities for the visiting dignitaries to see the other nation’s citizens.—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
26 Apr. 2026
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At one point, a new pain clinic opened in Broward every 72 hours as out-of-state caravans of cars, trucks and vans loaded up with pills slated for street sales.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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During the administration of President Claudia Sheinbaum, who came into office in October 2024, there have been 18 migrant caravans leaving from Tapachula.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Cavalcades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavalcades. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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