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 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 The 28-year-old centre-half was paraded on the pitch before the 3-0 home win against Coventry on Friday in the opening game of the new Premier League season. — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 On this special night, a nun threw out the first pitch, the fans donned pope hats and Sox home-run hitters paraded down the dugout in pope hats. — Chicago Tribune, 19 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
  • Several opposition lawmakers and thousands of supporters marched through the capital and submitted a petition to the chief justice alleging irregularities in the nationwide revision of voter lists.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Her shoes were very similar in style to her mother’s, and the pair looked on as Princess Leonor marched in the parade in formal military attire to celebrate completing three years of training.
    — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of marched
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  • However, the technology is still limited to producing just 4,096 colors (modern LCD and OLED displays can produce millions) and, as with Kaleido 3, at a lower resolution than black-and-white text is displayed.
    — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The painting will be displayed alongside an ancient relief borrowed from the National Roman Museum, reportedly introduced to Rembrandt through a reproduction, that inspired his depiction of Bathsheba attended to by a footmaid.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of displayed
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  • As the book shows, into that incredibly fertile downtown atmosphere strode an artist determined to become himself.
    — Sean Wilentz, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Heath jumped out of his skin, composed himself, strode over, grabbed my face in his hands and planted one right on me.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of strode
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  • Also alleging funds owed are several artists who have exhibited with Tang.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Alderman Merriam’s Shells was exhibited in Chicago, New York, and Milwaukee in 1952 and 1953, but Abercrombie ultimately gifted the painting to John Reynolds, a doctor in Kalamazoo, as payment for an operation.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of exhibited
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  • Wings Matisse Thybulle and Ziaire Williams started the Lakers’ preseason opener and the defensive-minded players flashed their potential by hounding opponents the full length of the court.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
  • During one incident, Cameron flashed the weapon at a drugstore and was nearly shot by police.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of flashed
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  • In Capital in the Twenty-First Century, the French economist Thomas Piketty showed how wealth perpetuates across generations and widens the divide between those who own capital and everyone else.
    — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Rookies step up The iM Securities report said that the profitability of newer bands such as Katseye and Cortis in Western markets will be likely key to reducing the company's reliance on BTS, the report showed.
    — Jenny Lee,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of showed
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  • The European Film Academy has unveiled the shortlist of films in the running for prizes at its 39th European Film Awards ceremony scheduled to take place on January 16, 2027 in Athens.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Fire & Ice Media, the Philippine producer and sales agent, and Italy’s Coccinelle Film Sales unveiled the strategic partnership at Busan’s Asian Contents & Film Market.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of unveiled
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  • Armed and hooded, the gang was waved in by Black and surprised, subdued, and handcuffed the other security guards.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Asked whether the ongoing appeals create any unease, Rosario waved it off.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of waved

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“Paraded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paraded. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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