pageantry
noun
pag·eant·ry
ˈpa-jən-trē 
Examples of pageantry in a Sentence
I like the tradition and pageantry that come with graduations.
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Pomp and pageantry Britain is certainly pulling out the stops for Macron's state visit, which will have all the pomp and pageantry that the country excels at.
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 8 July 2025
Rolling out the red carpet for the first visit by a French president to the UK since 2008, the pomp and pageantry that Britain is known for was on full display.
—Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
Holding a smaller get-together at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles with similar pageantry and coordination between 32 teams spread across North America has become his department’s next big challenge.
—Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
In the peak of the pageantry, the Lord Provost Robert Aldridge then presented the King with the keys to the city of Edinburgh, who immediately returned them.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 1 July 2025
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 8 July 2025
Rolling out the red carpet for the first visit by a French president to the UK since 2008, the pomp and pageantry that Britain is known for was on full display.
—Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
Holding a smaller get-together at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles with similar pageantry and coordination between 32 teams spread across North America has become his department’s next big challenge.
—Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
In the peak of the pageantry, the Lord Provost Robert Aldridge then presented the King with the keys to the city of Edinburgh, who immediately returned them.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 1 July 2025
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“Pageantry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pageantry. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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pageantry
noun
pag·eant·ry
ˈpaj-ən-trē
plural pageantries
1
: pageants and the presentation of pageants
2
: splendid display
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