paraded

past tense of parade

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of paraded Her spring 2027 ready-to-wear collection paraded around the Washington Square fountain a day after NYFW ended. — Ari Stark, Footwear News, 9 Nov. 2026 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 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
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
Verb
  • Stokes displayed much of what NBA teams want to see from the freshman this season — improved decision-making, reliable shooting and consistent energy on both sides.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Sister Cities trips are paid for out of the city manager’s budget, Giordano said, not the travel budgets for each council member — and the city is changing how the spending is displayed in budget records going forward to reflect that.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • However, those who used GENUS exhibited less brain atrophy than the control group.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Others to have exhibited with the gallery include Emmanuel Louisnord Desir, Baseera Khan, Marcus Leslie Singleton, and Travis Fish.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Vandrevius Jacobs, making his second start of the season, flashed big-play ability.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The machines flashed with bright lights and played rhythmic sounds.
    — New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The latest Illinois Report Card, released last month, showed Black students trailing their peers across most academic measures.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Winkle says the school district eventually showed her the footage more than two months after the incident.
    — Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The company unveiled its flying car at CES 2025, featuring a modular architecture, which includes a detachable air module housed within the ground vehicle.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Foundation Books has unveiled the first titles in its partnership with Macmillan, including three projects from New York Times bestselling author Jim Benton, creator of It’s Happy Bunny and Dear Dumb Diary.
    — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Perhaps never before in midterm contests has the electorate waved such a huge middle finger at a president and his craven enablers, otherwise known as Republicans.
    — Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
  • As the cyclists began their ride Sunday, counterprotesters waved Israeli flags and held signs condemning antisemitism.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026

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“Paraded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paraded. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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