Thesaurus results for PAGEANT

pageant

noun

ˈpa-jənt

Definition of pageant

as in parade

a staged presentation often with music that consists of a procession of narrated or enacted scenes we always put on a Christmas pageant every year

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as in exhibit

an elaborate, visually exciting show or event an annual summertime pageant depicting the town's founding and colorful early history

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Recent Examples of pageant The students of the Aburi Girls Boarding School in central Ghana have gathered to perform for a recruiter from the Miss Ghana pageant. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026 Naturally, this threatens Jasmine’s spot at the top of the food chain, and tension — especially with the pageant approaching — increases. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2026 And is a beauty pageant really a healthy way for teenage girls to judge themselves anyway? — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 The pageant queen, who was previously crowned Miss Nevada USA and most recently represented America at the Miss World competition in Vietnam, has been raising awareness of the disease on pageant stages across the United States and the world. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pageant

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Noun

But only one got a victory parade on Wednesday — and a quintessentially Bay Area one at that.

— Lauren Segal, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Anyone who fought the traffic the day of the No Kings rally and the Pulse parade knows that traffic is already in gridlock around the center.

— Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026

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Major museums, including the Louvre, the Orsay Museum, the Picasso Museum and the Grand Palais — where a major Cézanne exhibit is on display — were shuttered Saturday.

— Richard Engel, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2026
The exhibition celebrates these workers, many of them immigrants, through exhibits like the photographs of Robert Doisneau, who worked for Renault full-time from 1934 to 1939.

— Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of exhibit

Noun

This upcoming milestone 40th presentation will mark an especially meaningful moment in the American Cinematheque’s history, celebrating both the remarkable legacy of the award and the organization’s enduring contributions to cinema.

— Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2026
Underneath the incredibly good-looking presentation is basically the exact same game that first came out in 1998.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026

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Included in the exhibition are four portraits of Roman emperors whose statues once stood at Boubon’s Sebasteion, a monumental display dedicated to the Roman imperial family, notes Tech Times.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2026
The new collection will be presented in Paris during the menswear fashion week in January, alongside a broader cultural program encompassing an exhibition and music.

— Luke Leitch, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of exhibition

Noun

The dedication and imagination and sheer extravagance of the cosplayers provides the city with a constant rolling panorama of personalities.

— John Bleasdale, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026
Etereo, a sky bar and restaurant whose spectacular 360-degree panorama of the city encompasses the Duomo, Galleria, Castello Sforzesco and the Porta Nuova skyscrapers.

— Jaclyn DeGiorgio, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

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Depp claimed the article damaged his reputation and career; both parties argued the other was the aggressor through the grueling six-week spectacle.

— J. Kim Murphy, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2026
This year's promises to be even grander, as 2026 marks the 100th anniversary of the spectacle, which started in 1924 (though it wasn’t held from 1942 to 1944 because parade materials were reserved for wartime efforts).

— Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of spectacle

Noun

Investigators found in a closet dozens of Louis Vuitton handbags lining the top shelf, many pairs of Christian Louboutin boots and a display case full of handbags made of exotic furs.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Items including flan and cheese cake in front display case and guacamole, rice and cheese dip in walk-in cooler lacking date mark.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of display

Noun

Throughout the performance, Seth Rogen, Andrew Watt and Sombr made cameos before the two-song spectacular came to an end.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026
Those who visit annually or several times during the year are deeply passionate about the live shows, character meet-and-greets, holiday food specials, seasonal festivals and parades and nighttime spectaculars that these parks provide.

— Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026

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