paraded

past tense of parade

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Recent Examples of paraded In 2022, a pair of witness stones were placed in front of the steps of Trinity on the Green Episcopal Church, near the spot where Lois and her mother were paraded and sold. John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026 Maradona and Messi have paraded through Kolkata on multiple summer tours, mobbed by thousands at the airport and on the streets, hailed as gods coming down to earth. Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 16 July 2026 Minutes earlier, the players paraded around Azteca Stadium — traditionally an impenetrable fortress — to applaud El Tri fans with tears in their eyes. Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026 During his Superman press tour last year, Nicholas Hoult paraded around New York City wearing oversized totes, including the Prada Buckle antiquated leather bag. Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 10 July 2026 The president’s grim statements are simultaneous with the dayslong funeral for the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, whose coffin has been paraded across national borders accompanied by thousands of mourners. Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 8 July 2026 Hundreds of members of the Patriot Front, a white supremacist group, paraded through the capital. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2026 The Massachusetts Army of 1775 Spirit of America band also paraded through the square in what appears to be traditional colonial garb. Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 3 July 2026 This individual was paraded on the field to help renew vows for gay couples pregame. Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paraded
Verb
  • Sauron’s armies have marched across the whole of the world, conquering all in their path.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2026
  • Protesters marched Wednesday after the shooting and held a candlelight vigil for the man who died.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • Police say two men in a four-door black Cadillac displayed a handgun and demanded an arrow key, which opens collection boxes.
    Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • The 2024 second-round pick cut well through defenders and displayed worthwhile receiving ability in spurts during padded practices.
    Mike Kaye July 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • Enzo Maresca strode into the Manchester City press auditorium five minutes early, addressed the room and took off his jacket.
    Sam Lee, New York Times, 25 July 2026
  • Prosecutor Joel Seidemann strode briskly up the length of the courtroom’s center aisle with an accordion file under one arm and a line of eight younger colleagues rushing to keep up.
    Laura Italiano, NBC news, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • The investigation also found no evidence that the parents exhibited any obvious signs of impairment, according to the attorney's office.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • Also on show is the famous, and rarely exhibited, pink dress by William Travilla from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953).
    Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • The glinting metal of the Devil’s watch chain flashed in her mind, his hair and his teeth.
    Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Blue morphos flashed their bright wings before disappearing among the plants, while guests gathered around the emergence chamber to look for new butterflies and moths drying their wings.
    Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Google researcher Craig Gidney showed in May 2025 that breaking RSA-2048 might take fewer than a million qubits, a twentyfold cut from his own 2019 figure.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Videos on Iranian social media showed many women at the cafes flouting mandatory veiling laws, and crowds mixing freely.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The 20-point peace plan, unveiled last fall, led to a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and the exchange of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners.
    Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • Recently, European firm SOLiTHOR unveiled its first 10 Ah solid-state battery cell, achieving 465 Wh/kg and 1,400 Wh/L to advance commercial-scale production.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • Hundreds of fans waved their shirts and cheered for their squad, which was down 2-1 in the top of the eighth inning.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
  • But as Melendrez turned to leave empty-handed, Chin looked up from behind the counter, smiled, and waved him back.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

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“Paraded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paraded. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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