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Other traditions were also represented: The opening processional included religious officials wearing a yarmulke (Judaism), a kufi (Islam) and a long black robe (Eastern Orthodox Christianity).
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Blake Nelson, Mercury News, 18 July 2025
Like many park parades, the Starlight processional will be a hot spot for character spotting.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2025
There will be visitation hours from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., followed by the funeral service at 2:30 and a processional to Wisconsin Memorial Park in Brookfield, where Corder's body will be buried.
—Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 4 July 2025
The Slovenian is intent on entering (and winning) almost every race on the calendar, including classics typically unsuited to Grand Tour climbers, leading some fans to label this season processional.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 3 July 2025
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Blake Nelson, Mercury News, 18 July 2025
Like many park parades, the Starlight processional will be a hot spot for character spotting.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2025
There will be visitation hours from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., followed by the funeral service at 2:30 and a processional to Wisconsin Memorial Park in Brookfield, where Corder's body will be buried.
—Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 4 July 2025
The Slovenian is intent on entering (and winning) almost every race on the calendar, including classics typically unsuited to Grand Tour climbers, leading some fans to label this season processional.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for processional
Noun
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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
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Students were still advised to maintain social distance before the recessional began.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
20 May 2022
Noun
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In 2017, with a grant from the Hewlett Foundation, the Del Sol String Quartet commissioned Huang to write an oratorio about Angel Island’s history based on the poems.—
Aimée Ts'ao,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2025
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Across the aisle from me on a plane is a man studying a score (Schumann’s oratorio Das Paradies und die Peri).—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Processional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/processional. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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