motorcades

Definition of motorcadesnext
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 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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Noun
  • The scale of the anomalies and news reports that showed the lavish lifestyles and fleets of expensive European cars of some of the suspects sparked huge anti-corruption protests last year in a country where millions still live in appalling poverty.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Cruise operators each have their own personalities, with diverse fleets that cater to different kinds of passengers.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But those parades never happened.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Traditional events and parades that have taken place in the city over the past few years will go on as scheduled, city officials said.
    Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Buddhists often celebrate Vesak with processions, by visiting temples, meditating and through acts of fasting, while adherents in India may immerse themselves in the river Ganga to wash away their sins.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The annual Fanti Carnival saw elaborate processions with participants dressed in vibrant costumes, musical and masquerade performances, and dancing stilt walkers.
    Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 8 Apr. 2026

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“Motorcades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motorcades. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.

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