Thesaurus results for MOTORCADES

motorcades

noun

plural of motorcade

as in fleets

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 motorcades Eventually, one by one, the distinguished company slipped back into waiting motorcades. — Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026 No road closures are scheduled, but high traffic volume, motorcades, special vehicles and thousands of pedestrians milling about downtown will be just as prohibitive. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 15 June 2026 Officials say travelers should plan ahead, remain flexible and anticipate occasional disruptions, including possible motorcades for VIP guests. — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 15 June 2026 Hassan has one of the continent’s longest motorcades. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026 Advertisement The hierarchy of the event was also hard to miss, with homeless people reportedly evicted from the road leading to the venue and VIP motorcades shutting down the city with little regard for its residents. — Billy Perrigo, Time, 20 Feb. 2026 The corps accompanied motorcades and served as messengers. — La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 24 Nov. 2025

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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

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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

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