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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
Noun
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The same models that forecast driver behavior can support robot fleets.—
Sterling Anderson,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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The Gulf of Finland serves as a key air and sea bridge from Russia to the rest of the world, connecting Moscow's military and commercial fleets to its Baltic Sea exclave Kaliningrad, on to the North Sea and into the Atlantic Ocean.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
10 Oct. 2025
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Another albino Thai buffalo was sold in 2024 for 18 million baht ($672,000) after winning multiple pageants.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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The controversy centered on Pulgarín’s age, 34, which many pointed out exceeds the usual standards of other beauty pageants in Colombia, according to US Magazine.—
Sarah Moreno,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Williams added that specialized presentations serve to highlight technical cotton technologies that Cotton Incorporated has developed.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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At this year's Upfront advertising presentations, some companies, including Amazon's Prime Video, noted the recent success of podcast content as creators sign multimillion dollar deals and garner millions of followers and views.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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Several Columbus Day parades were either canceled — including one in New York City — or postponed due to the storm, according to The Weather Channel.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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The festival continued Friday and Saturday in Davis Square with street music, workshops and lantern parades.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
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At Grandview Point, once the site of a 19th-century copper mine, visitors can enjoy sweeping panoramas and access the rugged Grandview Trail, originally built to haul ore out of the canyon.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Oct. 2025
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That’s not to mention the iconic Blue Ridge Parkway and the bucket list-worthy trifecta of mountains called the Peaks of Otter, each of which lead to scenic summits for far-reaching panoramas.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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During the holiday, many families in this Mayan region prepare elaborate traditional dishes for the return of their ancestors (in addition to participating in evening processions and setting up ofrendas, temporary altars, in their homes).—
Sarah Buder,
AFAR Media,
8 Oct. 2025
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Those include gatherings like funeral processions, picket lines that do not disrupt vehicle or foot traffic, educational activities and parades or public assemblies contained within corporate boundaries.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Sep. 2025
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The campaign included spearheading caravans and events across the country at significant personal risk.—
David Smilde,
The Conversation,
10 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement But an unnamed fellow Boy Scout trooper also told NBC News that the suspect did sometimes voice his political opinions, recounting a conversation a few years back about migrant caravans entering the country.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Cavalcades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavalcades. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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