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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
The cavalcade of galloping horsemen is crudely fragmented across several nations.
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Ralph Leonard, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
Emmy faves Catherine O’Hara and Kathryn Hahn co-star, alongside a cavalcade of cameo-ing celebs (Martin Scorsese, Charlize Theron, and Anthony Mackie all show up to hurl insults at Rogen’s character in the trailer).
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
Detroit ranked 31st in defensive EPA in 2022 and 24th in 2023 before making the leap to 10th this season despite a cavalcade of injuries to top players (among them: defensive ends Aidan Hutchinson and Marcus Davenport, cornerback Carlton Davis and defensive tackle Alim McNeill).
—Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Last year’s upfront stunned the ad buyers with a cavalcade of stars, including Reese Witherspoon in character as Elle Woods, and appearances from Will Ferrell, Roger Federer, Jake Gyllenhaal, Aldis Hidge and Alicia Keys.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
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Ralph Leonard, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
Emmy faves Catherine O’Hara and Kathryn Hahn co-star, alongside a cavalcade of cameo-ing celebs (Martin Scorsese, Charlize Theron, and Anthony Mackie all show up to hurl insults at Rogen’s character in the trailer).
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
Detroit ranked 31st in defensive EPA in 2022 and 24th in 2023 before making the leap to 10th this season despite a cavalcade of injuries to top players (among them: defensive ends Aidan Hutchinson and Marcus Davenport, cornerback Carlton Davis and defensive tackle Alim McNeill).
—Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Last year’s upfront stunned the ad buyers with a cavalcade of stars, including Reese Witherspoon in character as Elle Woods, and appearances from Will Ferrell, Roger Federer, Jake Gyllenhaal, Aldis Hidge and Alicia Keys.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cavalcade
Noun
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Dollar General has made the decision to cut ties with less than 1 percent of the stores in its fleet.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Mar. 2025
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Currently over 50% of KLM’s fleet of long haul aircraft offer these features with the percentage increasing as new aircraft replace older models.—
Michele Robson,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Girls and young women ages 12 to 23 years old are invited to attend the pageant’s first orientation session from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2 at Templars Hall in Old Poway Park, 14134 Midland Road.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Jan. 2025
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Queens like Jaida Essence Hall, Sasha Colby, and even Sam’s mother Trinity have shown an ability to take pageant drag and update it to display more than just skill, but also a point of view.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
17 Jan. 2025
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The convoy’s passengers suit up, adding tactical vests over their clothes, ski masks over their heads.—
David Culver,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025
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In 2007, its director visited Baghdad to assist with a program there; as his convoy passed through the city, security contractors hired by the private military firm Blackwater opened fire on approaching cars, killing seventeen Iraqi civilians.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2025
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Older kids will love watching the charming and clever Ferris fake sick, convince his best friend Cameron to skip school, and take over Chicago, even making a scene on a parade float.—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
12 Mar. 2025
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The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority posts a St. Patrick’s Day guide and a map of the day’s parade route on its website.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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According to the Ukrainian Center for Defense Strategies, that attack scorched the refinery’s primary oil procession unit.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Looking ahead, Ash Wednesday on March 5 marks the beginning of Lent, leading to Holy Week and Easter on April 20, a period traditionally marked by outdoor processions and prayer services.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Historical society hosts presentation: The Rancho Bernardo Historical Society Speakers Series hosts Kay Ochi, president of the Japanese American Historical Society of San Diego.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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Activities will include classroom and field presentations, a boat excursion on the Indian River Lagoon, a tour of the Whitney Lab with a UF researcher, and kayaking in Gamble Rogers State Recreation Area.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2025
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In 2018, about 1,100 Camp Pendleton Marines deployed to the border as caravans of migrants from Central America approached.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Orange County Register,
23 Jan. 2025
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With the threat of a closed border and mass deportations under the next Trump administration, some had feared that there could be a sudden surge in attempts to cross from Mexico into the U.S., following reports of migrant caravans.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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Behind them unfurled a panorama of devastation from the Palisades fire a month earlier.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2025
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But over time the regime’s panorama of lies will gradually, then suddenly, fall apart.—
Bret Stephens,
The Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2025
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