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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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 model targets fleets operating at least 10 natural gas trucks or those planning conversions of similar size.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Combining their charter fleets will move them to the sixth spot, overtaking PlaneSense and closing on fifth-place flyExclusive.
    Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Beyond her work in pageants, Malcolm was an actress, television presenter, and dance instructor.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026
  • Her daughters Charli, 6, and Lacie Lou, 4, have been competing in pageants since a very young age, with Charli making her stage debut at just 8 months old.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • New and vintage car shows, forums, memorabilia, parades and vintage racing abound.
    James Raia, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The nightly parades at the park in West Mifflin just outside Pittsburgh are set to showcase school marching bands from across Pennsylvania.
    Finch Walker, USA Today, 31 July 2026
Noun
  • It’s designed for anyone who wants to retain information more effectively, whether that’s preparing for exams, remembering presentations, learning new skills, or simply reducing forgetfulness.
    StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 9 Aug. 2026
  • NextSlide developed technology that turns prompts, notes, documents, and research into polished, editable presentations.
    Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • To show evil forces and spirits that their god would confront them, devotees carried him around the city in processions that resembled those seen throughout Kyoto today.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 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 10 Aug. 2026.

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