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 As previously reported, the release of the files pertaining to the death of Kennedy — who was fatally shot during a Dallas motorcade in November 1963 — was teased during Trump's first term, before former President Joe Biden took limited action by releasing some. Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025 After Francis' appearance at the hospital, his motorcade of at least seven vehicles left the facility. Phoebe Natanson, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2025 Elon Musk Has Been in Close Contact with Vladimir Putin: Report The presidents planned to hold a joint press conference after their private negotiations, but when Zelenskyy's motorcade pulled up to the White House early, it was revealed that the press conference had been called off. Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025 Trump, who travels to NYU in a motorcade from his childhood home at Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan, is among the 64% of the school’s almost 30,000 students who live off campus. Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for motorcade
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Noun
  • The first-stage booster flew for the 21st time, one of four boosters with more than 20 flights among the SpaceX fleet.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2025
  • For example, the downing of Mali’s Akinci immediately constituted the loss of 50 percent of Bamako’s tiny fleet.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The Israel Defense Forces claimed the convoy was moving suspiciously, without headlights or flashing lights, toward Israeli troops and that members of the emergency teams were militants.
    Jade Walker, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
  • On Wednesday, a U.N. convoy tried to reach the site but encountered Israeli troops opening fire on people.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Booker and the procession of Senate colleagues who asked him questions referenced this and other appointments in their remarks.
    Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Leading the procession are celebrants donning capgrossos (giant headpieces) in the shape of both calçots and the ingredients to the sauce that accompanies the calçots (garlic, olive oil, vinegar, etc.).
    Naomi Tomky, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The Black heroes of the 555th did participate with their White brothers-in-arms for the 1946 victory parade in New York City even before the Army and the rest of the military was desegregated.
    Sabrina Clay, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Not to rain on anyone’s hair care parade, but even the best conditioners for thinning hair won’t spur magical regrowth where there wasn’t any before.
    Sara Coughlin, SELF, 4 Apr. 2025

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“Motorcade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motorcade. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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