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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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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
Vidal covers this briskly but omits the surreal postlude in which Hearst had the young woman dressed like a princess in a long white gown and paraded her through New York City to a rally at Madison Square Garden before a reception with President McKinley at the White House.
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Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
Soldiers took body parts as trophies and paraded them through the streets of Denver.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
The optics—underclad, mostly Black young men having their hands and limbs measured to the eighth of an inch, then paraded for physical evaluation—have reliably drawn comparisons to slave markets.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
In processions held on local feast days, Mata and Grifone become giant papier-mâché figures that are paraded through the streets.
—Lee Marshall, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 May 2026
Marching bands from local schools and cheerleaders with pom-poms paraded down the street, interspersed with fire trucks and classic American cars.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
He won’t be paraded out for visitors.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
Dispatches Evening Read Cubans’ Despair By Gisela Salim-Peyer Cubans for decades have been buffeted by great powers, repressed by their own government, crushed by economic crises, and paraded as the victims of a succession of sanctions imposed by the White House.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
Her Majesty paraded in a low-cut body clinging outfit which was held up by sheer willpower.
—Joshua John Miller, Vanity Fair, 9 Apr. 2026
Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
Soldiers took body parts as trophies and paraded them through the streets of Denver.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
The optics—underclad, mostly Black young men having their hands and limbs measured to the eighth of an inch, then paraded for physical evaluation—have reliably drawn comparisons to slave markets.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
In processions held on local feast days, Mata and Grifone become giant papier-mâché figures that are paraded through the streets.
—Lee Marshall, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 May 2026
Marching bands from local schools and cheerleaders with pom-poms paraded down the street, interspersed with fire trucks and classic American cars.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
He won’t be paraded out for visitors.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
Dispatches Evening Read Cubans’ Despair By Gisela Salim-Peyer Cubans for decades have been buffeted by great powers, repressed by their own government, crushed by economic crises, and paraded as the victims of a succession of sanctions imposed by the White House.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
Her Majesty paraded in a low-cut body clinging outfit which was held up by sheer willpower.
—Joshua John Miller, Vanity Fair, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paraded
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Standing at 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing in at 121 pounds, Chinese robotics company Unitree's G1 humanoid robot, named Oli, marched forward.—
Eric Noll,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
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Battered and shirtless, Andrades Jiménez was marched out of the building and separated from his family.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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This photograph shows displayed collectible cards from the Pokemon Trading Card Game (TCG) at an amateur collector’s appartment in Paris on March 11, 2026.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
22 May 2026
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Yet, the president also displayed uncertainty at times.—
Rob Crilly,
The Washington Examiner,
22 May 2026
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Every Sunday, Jesse Minter strode wearily onto a red-eye flight at Los Angeles International Airport for a trip back to Baltimore, where the work week awaited.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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In the moments before the Kentucky Derby began, two incredible women – one stepping off the grandest stage in horse racing and another about to step onto it – strode together to Churchill Downs’ paddock.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
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Few lots exhibited that spirit more than Pablo Picasso’s 1909 portrait Arlequin (Buste).—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
20 May 2026
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French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu tweets that five passengers from the country were evacuated from the ship and one of them exhibited symptoms after boarding the evacuation flight.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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As Jacobs described the difference between photographs created with light and images created in data-center darkness, the generator flashed an image of the interior of a barn.—
Shanti Escalante-De Mattei,
ARTnews.com,
19 May 2026
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Jeffers flashed his power again, hitting the go-ahead homer Sunday and finishing 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored as the Twins avoided a series sweep.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Eisler showed him how to position himself on a metal-and-wood contraption called a reformer.—
Natalie Meade,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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While walking the carpet, which marked a fun outing for the longtime married couple and music collaborators, Chris showed his romantic affection towards his wife of nearly 20 years.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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The marque has unveiled five bespoke Black Badge Cullinan commissions featuring interiors individually hand-painted by Kongo, whose vivid visual language has become synonymous with the intersection of luxury, street culture and contemporary art.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Pagani unveiled the one-off Zonda Cervino Fuori Concorso in Italy this past weekend.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
18 May 2026
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Trump gave the crowd a double thumbs up, and Xi waved before both leaders entered the legislature building for talks expected to influence relations between the world’s two largest economies.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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Police say Davis waved a gun at the child before Wakefield stepped in front of his son to protect him.—
Chelsea Jones,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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“Paraded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paraded. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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