as in fleet
a group of vehicles traveling together or under one management the next part of the parade was a motorcade of fire engines

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Recent Examples of motorcade In September, roughly 350 people attacked a motorcade carrying the president and diplomats during a protest in Imbabura province, according to officials. Isa Cardona, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025 After a 50-minute drive, the motorcade arrived in Lexington. Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2025 The motorcade typically consists of a dozen or so vehicles including police on bikes and the president's own armored car, The Beast. Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025 Erika Kirk also waived to supporters from the motorcade with a cross in hand. Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for motorcade
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Noun
  • Aerospace experts and officials warn that the Air Force is facing a readiness and capacity crisis, with an aging fighter fleet and declining operational capability.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The pilot demonstrates a fundamental shift in how electric trucks and freight fleets could operate.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Leaders in Congress agreed and sent out armadas of patriot privateers to do just that, plundering British shipping around the Atlantic rim and forcing Royal Navy warships to redeploy to convoy duty.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • In one attack in mid-September, the militants attacked a convoy of more than 100 fuel trucks, setting fire to half of them, according to Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED), which maps conflicts.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • These processions are part of the numerous festivals that celebrate various personal and communal events in the lives of the local community.
    Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Stays can include Day of the Dead workshops, such as Catrina face painting; a special menu on November 1, 2025; and a luminous procession through the mangroves.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Parade, which features 11 floats, more than 30 Disney characters, and around 100 performers, making this the biggest-ever parade at the park.
    Megan duBois, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The Type 100 tank, revealed at the Victory Day parade in Beijing, is a departure from traditional armored vehicle design.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Motorcade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motorcade. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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