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Recent Examples of processional
The ceremony will include a processional to the Ocoee Memorial Wall where a wreath will be set in place.
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Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025
For the wedding, Dan surprised her with an original composition for the bridal processional while her father, Rodney, wrote a song for the couple and performed it during the ceremony.
—Katie Mannion, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Where is the flower girl in the wedding processional?
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2025
Expect travel to be punctuated by memorable cultural experiences like processionals, traditional foods, and music, but destinations will be notably crowded and more expensive.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2025
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Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025
For the wedding, Dan surprised her with an original composition for the bridal processional while her father, Rodney, wrote a song for the couple and performed it during the ceremony.
—Katie Mannion, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Where is the flower girl in the wedding processional?
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2025
Expect travel to be punctuated by memorable cultural experiences like processionals, traditional foods, and music, but destinations will be notably crowded and more expensive.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for processional
Noun
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At the end of the ceremony, Paris and Théo performed a galliard—a dance from the Renaissance era—as their recessional.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
24 Oct. 2024
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Students were still advised to maintain social distance before the recessional began.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
20 May 2022
Noun
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The pandemic interrupted the development of the oratorio, but its first iteration was performed in San Francisco and on Angel Island in 2021.—
Aimée Ts'ao,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2025
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In 2017, with a grant from the Hewlett Foundation, the Del Sol String Quartet commissioned Huang to write an oratorio about Angel Island’s history based on the poems.—
Aimée Ts'ao,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Processional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/processional. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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