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 The rest of her family were escorted by a motorcade from the Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner’s Office to a funeral home in Gastonia on Wednesday. Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2025 Even though the Secret Service surrounds and protects the president, local authorities help secure motorcade routes and work on the perimeter. Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2025 Along the way to the site, residents standing in front of strips malls and at intersections waved as Trump's motorcade rolled by. Joey Garrison, USA Today, 12 July 2025 When a motorcade of DHS agents was executing a search warrant on the property, a massive gathering of protesters waving Mexican flags tried to intercept a part of the convoy by pelting some of the vehicles with rocks and shattering windshields in the process. Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for motorcade
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Noun
  • Coordinating fleets of robotic arms remains one of the toughest problems in modern manufacturing.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The cruises are offered throughout the line’s fleet.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In a statement on Monday, Global Sumud Flotilla said on Instagram that due to unsafe weather conditions, which included 30 knot winds, a sea trial was conducted, and the decision was made for the convoy to return to port for the storm to pass.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The National Disaster Management Authority said a convoy carrying response teams was en route to the affected areas in Kunar.
    Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Before their procession Saturday, the pilgrims gathered for a Mass in the Gesù church held by a senior Italian bishop, Francesco Savino.
    Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The vision of Buckley as its leader that emerges from his narrative is one not of a commanding general but of a baton twirler at the head of a long procession.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But the parade, commemorating the end of World War II, was undoubtedly intended to telegraph the rapid advancement of the world’s largest military, and signal Xi’s growing ability to project hard power on the world stage.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Rich said that because of the administration’s intervention, the residents of his country are celebrating and literally plan to have a parade.
    Brie Stimson , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Motorcade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motorcade. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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