pageants

noun

plural of pageant
1
as in parades
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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2
as in exhibits
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 pageants Beyond her work in pageants, Malcolm was an actress, television presenter, and dance instructor. — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026 Her daughters Charli, 6, and Lacie Lou, 4, have been competing in pageants since a very young age, with Charli making her stage debut at just 8 months old. — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026 Immersive museums, covered wagon campgrounds, pageants, and hands-on historical sites breathe life into Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books and make her characters come alive. — Alicia Underlee Nelson, Midwest Living, 22 June 2026 From competitive cheerleading and dance to beauty pageants, my mother put me in it all. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 4 June 2026 For adult pageants, the organization will send Lianet Aguilera to Miss Supranational and Juan Daniel Naranjo to Mister Supranational, both contests held in Poland. — Sarah Moreno may 31, Miami Herald, 31 May 2026 As a teenager, Bajaria helped her immigrant family’s business, washing cars before winning a string of beauty pageants, including Miss India Worldwide in 1991. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 29 May 2026 The festival includes dancing, singing, and beauty pageants. — Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026 The world’s first boardwalk opened here in 1870, and by the early 20th century, Atlantic City had become one of America’s great leisure capitals, home to grand seaside hotels, beauty pageants, and supper clubs, frequented by legendary performers like Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, and The Beatles. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pageants
  1. parades
  2. exhibits
  3. presentations
  4. exhibitions
  5. panoramas
  6. spectacles
  7. extravaganzas
  8. displays
Noun
  • Fulton Valley Farms in Towanda, Kansas northeast of Wichita rents out reindeer year-round for parades, festivals, corporate parties and other events.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • The parades — accompanied by dances, music and song — draw large crowds and tourists every year.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
Definition of parades
Noun
  • The house, now a visitor’s center with exhibits and a souvenir shop, is free to access, but guided tours of the house and battlefields are available for purchase.
    — Zuri Primos July 26, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • The ticket includes, among other things, access to exhibits, nature paths and a train ride.
    — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of exhibits
Noun
  • Missouri residents can access informational presentations about Benton’s life work for free.
    — Zuri Primos July 26, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • My dad was at a place called Seabury and my mom even did presentations there, not just for the benefit of my dad, but for other clients or patients as well.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026
Definition of presentations
Noun
  • These pieces often occupy premium real estate within museums, receive prominent billing during exhibitions, and are the most sought-out for loans and transfers among institutions.
    — Mureji Fatunde-Iloeje, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2026
  • The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is constantly introducing new exhibitions throughout the year.
    — Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
Definition of exhibitions
Noun
  • Alternatively, head to the dramatic sea cliffs surrounding the Edro III shipwreck for one of the city’s most memorable morning or evening panoramas.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026
  • At the top of the residence, a rooftop deck offers 360-degree panoramas stretching from the Santa Monica Pier and Catalina Island to the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 July 2026
Definition of panoramas
Noun
  • Along the path of totality, observers will see the sun’s corona shining around the silhouetted moon — an experience widely regarded as one of nature’s greatest spectacles.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • The problem of non-competitive midseason spectacles lives on for another group to try to solve.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Definition of spectacles
Noun
  • In those films, Nolan retained his auteurist fire while creating big, bold populist extravaganzas.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 21 July 2026
  • Today, her various closets are brimming with country clothes instead of the designer extravaganzas of yore.
    — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 July 2026
Definition of extravaganzas
Noun
  • The annual magical displays put on by homeowners in the Hampden community are beautiful, breathtaking and certainly a tourist attraction.
    — Michel A. Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 25 July 2026
  • The meeting at 9500 Wornall Road will allow attendees to ask questions, leave comments and view project displays and exhibits.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
Definition of displays

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