cavalcades

noun

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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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cavalcades
  1. fleets
  2. pageants
  3. parades
  4. presentations
  5. processions
  6. caravans
Noun
  • In laboratory tests, fleets of four and eight robots autonomously assembled into target structures, disconnected, reassembled into new shapes, and operated as a single rigid vessel capable of collective movement.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
  • Kesko owns no trucks of its own, its goods travelling on partners' fleets, which is standard for a retailer of its size.
    — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of fleets
Noun
  • 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
  • Immersive museums, covered wagon campgrounds, pageants, and hands-on historical sites breathe life into Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books and make her characters come alive.
    — Alicia Underlee Nelson, Midwest Living, 22 June 2026
Definition of pageants
Noun
  • The record-breaking heat wave forced the cancellation of several parades and other events in the area.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • Fairfax, Leesburg, Takoma Park and Laurel also canceled their July Fourth parades because of the heat.
    — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026
Definition of parades
Noun
  • Vogue Business assessed the 64 shows and presentations published on Vogue Runway and contacted each brand to verify the findings (brands were given 48 hours to respond).
    — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 6 July 2026
  • Supported by a potent Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 GPU, ample RAM, and a generous 1TB SSD, the OmniBook 7 can handle any massive data sets, lengthy presentations, and more while running several programs at once.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 4 July 2026
Definition of presentations
Noun
  • Funeral processions for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei began today in the Iraqi city of Najaf, with thousands of mourners present.
    — Jamie Gray, NBC news, 9 July 2026
  • Videos posted on social media have shown some Iranians joining the processions with photos of family members killed in the January crackdown.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
Definition of processions
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
Definition of caravans

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