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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
Black History Month can easily become a pageant of safely distant heroes.
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Jack Hill, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2026
Do dogs even care about beauty-pageant success?
—Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Figure skating is like a pageant wrapped in a game show with a little bit of reality show thrown in.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
The finale is, fittingly, D&G’s tribute to Puccini and Verdi and the grand pageant that is Italian opera.
—Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
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Jack Hill, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2026
Do dogs even care about beauty-pageant success?
—Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Figure skating is like a pageant wrapped in a game show with a little bit of reality show thrown in.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
The finale is, fittingly, D&G’s tribute to Puccini and Verdi and the grand pageant that is Italian opera.
—Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pageant
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Not as great of a kids’ parade as the one at Christmas with elves and Santa Claus and toys and snowmen.—
David McGrath,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Alonzo said the Oak Cliff parade is the only large-scale event in Dallas without one.—
Bella Monaco,
Dallas Morning News,
13 Mar. 2026
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Admission gives you access to educational exhibits and adorable animals, from Beluga Whales to penguins.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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The exhibit will feature works from Morris’ six decades of art.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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Labelhood, the influential incubator platform supporting emerging designers, will again host a series of presentations.—
Yiling Pan,
Vogue,
16 Mar. 2026
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They can be used in place of dill leaves or in combination with them for an attractive presentation.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2026
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The comedian will be at the venue for the opening of the exhibition on March 22 for a live podcast and question-and-answer session.—
Richard Guzman,
Oc Register,
14 Mar. 2026
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Following a solid showing in his club’s exhibition draw against the Tigers, Bello started Monday’s game against Israel and was dominant.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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Focusing too narrowly on the recent defeats relating to DEI obscures that panorama.—
Kenji Yoshino,
Time,
25 Feb. 2026
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The dolls were like sketches, and among the pieces born from these miniature looks was a flapper dress inspired by Bal Bullier, the Belle Époque Parisian dance hall that, in 1913, Sonia Delaunay famously depicted in a panorama of moving color.—
Robert Sullivan,
Vogue,
16 Feb. 2026
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Davosians — heads of state, business leaders, technologists, philanthropists and billionaires — convene alongside spectacle.—
Victoria Bousis,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2026
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What followed was a spectacle of failure and endangerment.—
Karen J. Leader,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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Because the emitters are extremely small, the platform can create extremely dense displays.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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Carrizo Plain National Monument Wildflowers are continuing to bloom across the monument after early winter rains, with displays currently concentrated on the Temblor Range.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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For Valentine’s Day, their biggest day of the year, the shop will lean into the spectacular.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
4 Feb. 2026
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Nerds’ ad will air during the second quarter of the gridiron spectacular.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Pageant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pageant. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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