paraded

past tense of parade

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Recent Examples of paraded During the riots, Hamida witnesses a girl paraded naked on the streets. JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025 Advertisement Then, on July 17, SA members paraded through Altona, a working-class borough outside of Hamburg. Time, 23 Oct. 2025 In one sunlit image, a barefoot Tougaard reclines on a messy bed wearing one of the crop tops and loose Bermuda shorts from the spring 2026 collection paraded earlier this month. Miles Socha, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025 The screen then moved to show live pictures from Gaza, where Hamas fighters held a much more muted ceremony than previous ones where the hostages were paraded around, drawing rebuke from Israel. Yamiche Alcindor, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025 As the buses approached the stoplight, cars and trucks slowly paraded through the intersection and honked at every vehicle with an Iowa license plate. Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025 Friends and worshippers celebrated her as she was paraded through the streets. Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025 As costumed performers and children with baskets of treats paraded through the community, bright orange whistles swung from their necks, each one ready to cut through the music should federal immigration agents appear. Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025 In the second week, 800 white students walked out and paraded down Broadway, vowing to boycott Emerson if the Black students remained. Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paraded
Verb
  • The Indians marched down and scored with 1 minute and 3 seconds left and that was enough to secure a 48-45 win at Northwest ISD Stadium.
    Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2025
  • With a 21-14 deficit at the half, Marshfield (6-3) got a three-and-out defensively and marched down the field on nine plays capped by a 20-yard touchdown run off a jet sweep for Cole Summers to knot the score 21-21.
    Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Brown said the store is in a small car port attached to the garage, and the produce is displayed on tables and in refrigerated cases.
    Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
  • As both a player and in his post-playing career, Craig has displayed an ability to elevate those around him.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • George waved him off and strode through our flat to the balcony.
    David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Noone, recognizing him as White, strode over.
    Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The main stars were the hundreds of cattle exhibited in that year’s livestock show.
    Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Sabrya Meflah, president of Fine Fragrances at International Flavors & Fragrances, who exhibited at the fair with its SENS Perfumery Studio, said the Middle Eastern influence on global fragrance is transformative.
    Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • And his feel and vision on the puck flashed.
    Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The lookalike duo flashed their identical warm smiles while attending the Mothers & Daughters 4 Choice event back in '94.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Granted, the sample size was very small, but Suzuki showed the team enough to trust in him moving forward.
    Drew VonScio, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Drone footage showed catastrophic flooding that turned streets into rivers, submerged homes and overturned cars as Typhoon Kalmaegi, known locally as Tino, dumped more than a month’s worth of rain in only 24 hours in some areas.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The heritage brand unveiled the Lee x Mighty Jaxx collection, an assortment of tees, shorts and a 9-inch figurine that depict Buddy Lee in Freeny’s signature XXRay aesthetic.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The campaign reprises and expands the concept of the collection’s look book images unveiled earlier this year, which saw Michele’s tribe pictured on a bed, mainly sleeping but also occasionally playing the guitar, doing a crossword puzzle, taking selfies or having a snack.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Once the boat was loaded, the man in the white T-shirt waved his arms like a bandleader, leading the migrants in a chant for one of his TikTok promo videos.
    Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Police officers briefly formed a cordon to prevent a surge of protesters after an Israeli flag was reportedly waved by a passer-by.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025

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