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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The Met Gala is a little bit celebrity pageantry, and a lot of savvy marketing built on smart, long-game cultural fluency.
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Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
But Trump, despite his love of pageantry and TV-ready set pieces, has not visited the border since taking office.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
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While the ceremony historically featured far more pomp and pageantry akin to a coronation – including the pope being literally crowned with a triregnum, or three-tiered tiara, and sitting on an ornate papal throne – much of that pageantry has been abandoned.
—Christopher Watson, ABC News, 8 May 2025
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Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
But Trump, despite his love of pageantry and TV-ready set pieces, has not visited the border since taking office.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
Starmer, who is trying to improve trading ties with the U.S. after Britain left the European Union, has sought to play to its strengths when dealing with Trump, talking up its security expertise, pledging higher defense spending, and offering the pomp and pageantry that comes with a state visit.
—Reuters, NBC news, 14 May 2025
While the ceremony historically featured far more pomp and pageantry akin to a coronation – including the pope being literally crowned with a triregnum, or three-tiered tiara, and sitting on an ornate papal throne – much of that pageantry has been abandoned.
—Christopher Watson, ABC News, 8 May 2025
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“Pageantry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pageantry. Accessed 4 Jun. 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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