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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
Modi’s Tianjin outreach and the processions to Trump’s court in Washington reflect this broader recalibration.
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Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
In several countries, parades, processions, or community events are also organized.
—Nadia Cantú, AZCentral.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Vehicles that lead funeral processions can now use either a flashing amber or purple light.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 31 Dec. 2025
In a Tamil town in Malaysia, dominated by an authoritarian priest, Thunder, a rebellious young woman, channels her anger by performing with her punk band on the village stage, normally reserved for the priest’s religious processions.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2025
However, this change totally altered the feel of what was originally designed, these matching processions which were very symmetrical.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 Nov. 2025
Some builders may have been seasonal visitors, returning for rituals and processions.
—New Atlas, 14 Nov. 2025
Two funeral processions have been planned around the memorial service at Hard Rock.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2025
Religious processions pass by cars blasting reggaetón.
—Ken Chitwood, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2025
Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
In several countries, parades, processions, or community events are also organized.
—Nadia Cantú, AZCentral.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Vehicles that lead funeral processions can now use either a flashing amber or purple light.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 31 Dec. 2025
In a Tamil town in Malaysia, dominated by an authoritarian priest, Thunder, a rebellious young woman, channels her anger by performing with her punk band on the village stage, normally reserved for the priest’s religious processions.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2025
However, this change totally altered the feel of what was originally designed, these matching processions which were very symmetrical.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 Nov. 2025
Some builders may have been seasonal visitors, returning for rituals and processions.
—New Atlas, 14 Nov. 2025
Two funeral processions have been planned around the memorial service at Hard Rock.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2025
Religious processions pass by cars blasting reggaetón.
—Ken Chitwood, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for processions
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There are hundreds of Krewes—or organizations that stage parades (basically themed social clubs)—in New Orleans.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
1 Feb. 2026
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Costa Rica’s Independence Day falls on September 15, and there are a ton of cultural festivities and parades centered around it.—
Samantha Leal,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Jan. 2026
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Growth required systems and processes that protected the founder’s core values and vision.—
Serenity Gibbons,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The research team, led by Tianyi Ma, a professor at the School of Science at RMIT, combined the carbon removal and conversion processes into a single step, thereby reducing energy use and the complexity of deploying this process.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Jan. 2026
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And the Rams were able to make some adjustments later in the game, either with running backs picking up pressures or Stafford going through his progressions faster.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
21 Jan. 2026
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Facing third-and-goal with just under three minutes remaining, Purdy dropped back, went through his first two progressions, stepped forward in the pocket and finally found McCaffrey streaking into the end zone ahead of linebacker Nakobe Dean.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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This rising use of AI has principally been spurred by the evolving advances and widespread adoption of generative AI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The showcase highlights advances in multi-robot coordination and suggests how teams of humanoids could be deployed and operated on future manufacturing floors.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Jan. 2026
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However, each time this tale progresses, the movie cuts away once more, to one of two stories that try desperately to express these very same themes, but crash and burn in the process.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
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As the disease of tyranny progresses, citizens may eventually lose the habits of democracy — the art of persuasion and compromise, interpersonal trust, an intolerance for corruption, the spirit of freedom, the ethic of moderation.—
David Brooks,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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The goal is to enhance our lives by sharing safety measures, shielding each other from outside dangers; advancements in intelligence; and natural resources.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Peter is also interested in how the hardware development intersects with advancements in computational architecture.—
Sarwant Singh,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Homegrown has been a staple in the midfield since the early goings of 2024, but desires a move to Europe, according to Smith.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
26 Nov. 2025
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Along with fifty-two books, Hahn wrote more than two hundred articles for The New Yorker, over eight decades, about goings on in places as unalike as Rajasthan, Dar es Salaam, Hong Kong, and Rio de Janeiro.—
Ariel Levy,
New Yorker,
23 Nov. 2025
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“Processions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/processions. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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