paraded

past tense of parade

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Recent Examples of paraded 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 Most Popular Elated, Singh placed the gem on his turban and paraded it through the streets of Lahore for all his subjects to see. Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026 Ensconced in a glass case mounted on a float, the drum was paraded through the Yopougon district of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire’s largest city, before continuing on to Adjame. Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Soldiers on street corners and prisoners paraded before cameras offer immediate proof that a government is acting. Robert Muggah, The Conversation, 10 Aug. 2026 In 2022, a pair of witness stones were placed in front of the steps of Trinity on the Green Episcopal Church, near the spot where Lois and her mother were paraded and sold. John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026 Maradona and Messi have paraded through Kolkata on multiple summer tours, mobbed by thousands at the airport and on the streets, hailed as gods coming down to earth. Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 16 July 2026 Minutes earlier, the players paraded around Azteca Stadium — traditionally an impenetrable fortress — to applaud El Tri fans with tears in their eyes. Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026 During his Superman press tour last year, Nicholas Hoult paraded around New York City wearing oversized totes, including the Prada Buckle antiquated leather bag. Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 10 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paraded
Verb
  • Lang and other anti-Islam protesters marched in Dearborn in November 2025, clashing with counter-protesters and claiming the area is not friendly to those who are non-Muslim.
    Heath Kalb, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Days later, thousands of grieving students marched through Beijing, calling for a more democratic government in Hu’s honor.
    Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Don't assume that the date prominently displayed on a collection notice represents the debt's original delinquency date, though.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • And much of the film unfolds as text displayed on the screen, with Béatrice (Anne-Laure Sellier) poring over decades of historical documents that the filmmakers translate for us.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Trump strode into office for a second term vowing to avoid lengthy and expensive military entanglements.
    Konstantin Toropin, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Madjo then strode into the left channel, PSG’s central defenders scrambling back, only to curl his effort wide.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • This achievement exhibited significant effectiveness, resulting in a notable increase in buying activity due to immediate revenue potential in oncology.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The one of-a-kind pieces were part of the runway show and were exhibited at Levi’s HUS throughout Copenhagen Fashion Week.
    Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Their rookie class flashed a lot of potential for the second consecutive week.
    Jesse Newell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The Rays also flashed some of their typically dazzling defense, with right fielder Jonny DeLuca making a pair of highlight-worthy catches.
    Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • One showed the Ohio State University football mascot, Brutus Buckeye, tackling Buc-ee the beaver.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Police said security camera footage showed that Alisa Goods had fallen down an embankment and collapsed and couldn’t be seen from the adjacent roadway, Wayne Newton Boulevard.
    Dennis Romero, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • As packages are unveiled and sold, available inventory on the website fluctuates — which means fans can spend a lot of time checking and rechecking.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Prime Video has unveiled a landmark $2 billion-plus investment plan in Latin American entertainment spanning 2027 to 2030 in a concerted bid to increase viewership and engagement.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Wasserman Schultz is a recognizable figure Several times outside of early voting sites, Black, white and Hispanic voters waved or stopped to talk to the congresswoman.
    Bill Barrow, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • More than two dozen friends and family traveled from Ohio and waved a Marietta College flag for each of his plate appearances.
    Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

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