pageant

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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 Visitors can also enjoy pool parties, drag queen Bingo, pageants and more. Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2025 Dalia was a beauty pageant queen born in Havana, Cuba. Carolina Dalia Gonzalez, Vogue, 22 May 2025 The Knicks still hadn’t learned to communicate on the floor, and often missed coverages by a mile, leading to a pageant of unmolested open jumpers. Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 2 June 2025 Alana Thompson, also known as Honey Boo Boo, is a former beauty pageant contestant. Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for pageant
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Noun
  • Russian Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bombers fly over Red Square during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in Moscow on May 7, 2017.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
  • Conversely, hard power is demonstrated by, say, a military exercise, such as a parade featuring tanks.
    Jennifer Boulanger, New York Daily News, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • The fair features a wide variety of activities and events, including rides, entertainment, exhibits, food and more.
    Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
  • These performances were intended to bring to light the role of fossil fuel giant BP in sponsoring the museum’s exhibits, and thus the Tate’s complicity in the climate change crisis.
    Marianne Krasny, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
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  • The presentation also presented three exclusive collaborations, all crafted using the collection’s fabric and processes.
    Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
  • Someone has to be there to make sure everything is being recorded, that microphones work properly and that when developers, attorneys and others have a laptop to plug in, there is a trouble-shooter on hand so presentations can show on the screen.
    Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • The exhibition includes very early designs made from decaying fabrics.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
  • Titled after the 1995 album by Orange County riot grrrl band Emily’s Sassy Lime, featured artists in the show, the exhibition takes youth–its awkwardness, radicality, resilience–as both theme and inspiration.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • The panorama, captured on May 2 by NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter, shows Arsia Mons, one of the largest volcanos on the Red Planet.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 10 June 2025
  • Hike nearby Matt Davis Trail for sweeping ocean panoramas or just plop down on the sand.
    Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2025
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  • Star Spangled Symphony in the Rockies Colorado Springs is famed for its annual Fourth of July spectacle with the city's Star Spangled Symphony.
    Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • The sequel promises to deliver bigger spectacle and higher stakes.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • As dusk turns to night on June 27, the shower is likely to produce its most impressive displays.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • The end of the exhibit includes a touchscreen display showing flights at CLT in real time.
    Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Disneyland's 70th celebrations began on Friday, May 16 and will continue through summer 2026 with new parades, nighttime spectaculars, decorations, merch and much more.
    Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 16 May 2025
  • Happiness will be the theme behind a daytime parade, nighttime spectacular, two projection shows and a song by the Jonas Brothers during the 70th anniversary celebration at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure that officially kicks off on Friday, May 16.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 15 May 2025

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“Pageant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pageant. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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