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Recent Examples of processional
Clegg says costumed processionals went through towns, inspired by the pre-Christian Saturnalia celebrations.
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Deena Prichep, NPR, 8 Dec. 2025
Royal fans and political observers noted that Tiffany’s place in the processional was five places behind that of her husband, Michael Boulos, People said.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
The processional’s route will be posted at a later time.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025
The east-to-west processional from Scone, near Perth, to Oban would have been a journey of about 100 miles and would have involved a great deal of privation.
—Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Deena Prichep, NPR, 8 Dec. 2025
Royal fans and political observers noted that Tiffany’s place in the processional was five places behind that of her husband, Michael Boulos, People said.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
The processional’s route will be posted at a later time.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025
The east-to-west processional from Scone, near Perth, to Oban would have been a journey of about 100 miles and would have involved a great deal of privation.
—Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for processional
Noun
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During the nuptials, a full brass band consisting of 12 horn musicians played during the recessional and led all guests into the cocktail hour.—
Emily Strohm,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
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At the end of the ceremony, Paris and Théo performed a galliard—a dance from the Renaissance era—as their recessional.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
24 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Maestro Harry Bicket conducts this dramatic oratorio composed in 1744 to an English libretto by the Reverend Thomas Broughton.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
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In 1997, his oratorio Blood on the Fields became the first jazz composition to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Processional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/processional. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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