PROCESSIONS Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

processions

noun

plural of procession

as in parades

a body of individuals moving along in an orderly and often ceremonial way a procession of mourners leaving the cemetery

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as in processes

forward movement in time or place watched the constant procession of cars headed out of the city at the start of the weekend

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Recent Examples of processions Ashura processions are usually dramatic affairs, with chanters singing elegies or dirges dedicated to Hussein, while audience members beat their chests and engage in displays of mourning. —

Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026 While most major sports teams now commemorate titles with boozy processions, no route matches the historical significance of New York’s Battery Park to City Hall stretch, with roots dating back to the Revolutionary War. —

Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 18 June 2026 The performance was partly inspired by the Italian patron saint processions Mesiti grew up attending with her immigrant Calabrian family in Sydney. —

Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 16 June 2026 Catalonia’s Catholics are reserved in their practice, without flamboyant Easter Week processions like those in Seville and other Spanish cities. —

ABC News, 9 June 2026 In Spain as in other predominantly Catholic countries, the processions often feature elaborate floral carpets arranged along the route. —

Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026 Supporters in Boston, Philadelphia and Atlanta — the venues for Haiti’s World Cup matches — can expect to hear rara bands, a style of music that formed around street processions. —

Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 3 June 2026 But when the processions disperse, the city returns to its usual arrangements and the permission recedes with the crowd. —

Vogue, 1 June 2026 Funeral processions cut through wedding traffic. —

Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026

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Noun

New York brokerage firm workers tossed the paper from office windows during parades in the late 19th century, adding a swirling spectacle.

— Anthony Izaguirre, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
America250 Various cities across the country will host parades, festivals and major fireworks shows on or near the Fourth of July to mark the 250th anniversary of America’s founding.

— Crystal Tate, USA Today, 19 June 2026