1
as in fleet
a group of vehicles traveling together or under one management the longest cavalcade of floats in the history of the parade

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as in pageant
a staged presentation often with music that consists of a procession of narrated or enacted scenes a cavalcade presenting major events in the town's history

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Recent Examples of cavalcade Highlights from the festivities have included Winfrey and her bestie Gayle King attending a cozy Ralph Lauren show and a cavalcade of stars, from Gwyneth Paltrow to Olivia Wilde, turning out for Michael Kors. Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025 Broncos star cornerback Pat Surtain II praised their cavalcade of receivers: steady No. 1 option Michael Pittman Jr., home run-hitter Alec Pierce, and talented second-year youngster Adonai Mitchell. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025 In addition to the Nobel Prize, Weiss was honored during his career with a cavalcade of other awards. Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2025 Throughout the remedy trial this past spring, a cavalcade of Google competitors took the stand to express interest in buying Chrome. Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cavalcade
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Noun
  • The car is the first of Ford's Heritage fleet, which is Ford's private vehicle collection, to ever go up for sale to the public.
    Jamie L. LaReau, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Erickson said that Russia has demonstrated an ability to adapt to sanctions, particularly through its shadow fleet and complex re-routing networks and so the real test will be whether this limits Moscow's capacity to monetize crude in the future.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • The first mother to compete in the Miss Universe pageant was Miss Guatemala Michelle Cohn in 202, alongside the first married contestant with a child, Miss Colombia Camila Avella, who placed in the top five that year.
    Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Some scholars have suggested that the boys were prized for their looks and conscripted into homoerotic pageants created by Christopher Marlowe.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • His bodyguards came back and told him the convoy would not be able to pass.
    Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Another convoy helps him to the sideline.
    Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Parade, which features 11 floats, more than 30 Disney characters, and around 100 performers, making this the biggest-ever parade at the park.
    Megan duBois, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The Type 100 tank, revealed at the Victory Day parade in Beijing, is a departure from traditional armored vehicle design.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • These processions are part of the numerous festivals that celebrate various personal and communal events in the lives of the local community.
    Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Stays can include Day of the Dead workshops, such as Catrina face painting; a special menu on November 1, 2025; and a luminous procession through the mangroves.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
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  • Sarah Bontrager, housing and public services manager for the city of Elk Grove, said the county has been making presentations to local jurisdictions.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The campaign features an eclectic cast such as Linda Fargo, senior vice president, women’s fashion and director of store presentation at Bergdorf’s; Willy Chavarria; Maggie Maurer; Cacho Falcon; TK and Cipriana Quann; Quentin Jones, and Bernard Maisner.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Pricing for the off-road caravan starts at $60,900.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2025
  • People can live there in tents, caravans, or prefab structures while buildings go up slowly around them.
    Shelly Culbertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • At Red Ledges, in Utah’s Heber Valley, luxury begins with the panorama—the beauty of the Wasatch and Uinta Mountains that surround the 2,000-acre private community.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Adjoining the space, a generous outdoor terrace invites guests to linger over lunch or a glass of wine while taking in the panorama.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025

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“Cavalcade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavalcade. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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