as in fleet
a group of vehicles traveling together or under one management the next part of the parade was a motorcade of fire engines

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Recent Examples of motorcade The motorcade typically consists of a dozen or so vehicles including police on bikes and the president's own armored car, The Beast. Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025 Erika Kirk also waived to supporters from the motorcade with a cross in hand. Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025 After the plane touched down, a motorcade stood ready to escort Kirk's casket to Hansen Mortuary Chapel near Seventh Street and Northern Avenue. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025 Sirens blared as the motorcade whizzed down Pennsylvania Avenue. Eric Cortellessa, Time, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for motorcade
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motorcade
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
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
  • 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
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

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“Motorcade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motorcade. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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