paraded

verb

past tense of parade
1
as in marched
to move along with a steady regular step especially in a group the marching band paraded past jubilant crowds

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2
as in displayed
to present so as to invite notice or attention intends to parade her expensive new dress at the party

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Recent Examples of paraded Hailey Newton-Smith of Toronto built this gigantic, 90-pound Godzilla costume, then paraded in it at the G-Fest Godzilla convention in Rosemont in July 2026. — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026 Armani hosted one of his big One Night Only events in Beijing in 2012 and paraded 15 Armani Privé couture dresses as a tribute to China. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026 Inside a Cantonese restaurant with a view of the foggy San Francisco night, a place picked by my oh-so sophisticated local cousin Noreen, plates piled with orange chicken and honey walnut shrimp paraded past me on the lazy Susan in the center. — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 The evening was like a surreal speed dating event, with Firstman being paraded from film executive to film executive. — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026 Over the course of several hours, a kaleidoscopic array of appetizers, mains and desserts were paraded out for the hundreds of guests wearing their Sunday finery. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026 When North Korea paraded six mockup ICBMs in 2012, the United States responded by ordering 14 more interceptors. — Jeffrey Lewis, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026 The unrest culminated in the arrest or killing of dozens of soldiers, some of whom were paraded in front of the cameras live on state television. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026 This was an era long before people paraded through hotels in flip-flops, yoga pants and workout bras. — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paraded
  1. marched
  2. displayed
  3. strode
  4. exhibited
  5. flashed
  6. showed
  7. unveiled
  8. waved
Verb
  • In steady rain and silence, thousands marched in Novi Sad on Sunday in a gesture of respect for the victims.
    — MARKO DROBNJAKOVIC, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • At dawn on October 18, 1776, four thousand British and Hessian soldiers marched along the narrow country road that followed the high ground the rock sits on.
    — Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of marched
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  • As is the case in its sister hotel Villa la Coste, a dizzying array of frequently changing contemporary artworks are displayed to distracting effect throughout.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Prominent public officials or honorees are said to lie in repose when their casket is displayed in a prominent public building other than the main legislative or government center, such as a presidential library, cathedral or university.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of displayed
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  • The Bahamian police and armed forces strode out to greet Charles in lockstep, some wearing pith helmets.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • But then James Bond strode into the pages of popular culture, dapper and deft.
    — Scott Simon, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of strode
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  • Google’s testing team published its flaky test numbers in 2016, showing that almost 16% of its tests exhibited some flakiness, with new flaky tests appearing at roughly the same rate existing ones were being fixed.
    — Mudit Singh, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • During the ’50s, Zeno forged a connection with André Breton, a cofounder of Surrealism, and exhibited alongside the movement’s adherents in Europe.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of exhibited
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  • Some investors are dialing back their expectations for US economic growth, as warning signs flashed red over the sustainability of the country’s breakneck AI buildout.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The 5-foot-10, 210-pound running back flashed some of his trademark burst and power.
    — PJ Green November 1, Kansas City Star, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of flashed
Verb
  • Exit polls showed nearly nine out of 10 voters considered the cost of living as a big factor in their vote, while the majority of voters expressed dissatisfaction with the direction of the country.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Preliminary results as of Thursday afternoon showed Democrat Xavier Becerra leading Hilton, 64% to 36%, with the Associated Press estimating 61% of votes counted.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of showed
Verb
  • Anthropic has unveiled FlashProve, an open-source cryptographic system designed to verify whether an AI model actually generated a response without revealing its proprietary weights.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Some of them, including Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, started cutting ties with the state after the measure was unveiled.
    — SOPHIE AUSTIN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of unveiled
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  • In Rome, many waved communist and Palestinian flags, as well as signs against the Iran war.
    — Richard Engel, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Minaj did, and waved to the crowd and the president as if thanking him for the…uh, compliment.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of waved

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“Paraded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paraded. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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