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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 upbeat theme song served as a soundtrack everywhere in the parks during the media previews — from the character cavalcade to the nighttime projection shows.
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 15 May 2025
Corporate interests also joined the social-media-ready cavalcade of fizz.
—Liza Weisstuch, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
Enter Lilo & Stitch, in some ways an odd choice to join this cavalcade.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 20 May 2025
While veteran actors and fellow SXSW attendees Catherine O’Hara, Kathryn Hahn, Ike Barinholtz and Chase Sui Wonders play members of Matt’s team, the show also boasts a cavalcade of top stars playing (versions of) themselves.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 8 Mar. 2025
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 15 May 2025
Corporate interests also joined the social-media-ready cavalcade of fizz.
—Liza Weisstuch, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
Enter Lilo & Stitch, in some ways an odd choice to join this cavalcade.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 20 May 2025
While veteran actors and fellow SXSW attendees Catherine O’Hara, Kathryn Hahn, Ike Barinholtz and Chase Sui Wonders play members of Matt’s team, the show also boasts a cavalcade of top stars playing (versions of) themselves.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cavalcade
Noun
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The majority of its fleet is expected to have this feature by the end of July and all planes will in 2026.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
23 July 2025
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This means the country's Royal Air Force could join NATO's dual capable aircraft fleet, featuring jets certified to carry American tactical nuclear weapons as well as conventional bombs and missiles.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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Among her other music supervision credits were several editions of the Miss Universe pageant and the NAACP Image Awards.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
15 July 2025
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Seo Min-ju, a 2013 Miss Korea beauty pageant winner, appeared in the 2024 film Firefighters and in this film plays a tough cop that Nam-hyeok has a crush on.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Outside, dozens of protesters faced off against a convoy of federal officers who used gas canisters and flash-bang grenades to keep the crowd away from the former tomato farm.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC news,
10 July 2025
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The United Nations has said at least 613 Palestinians have been killed close to the foundation's sites or around humanitarian convoys.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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The new parade ends with an image of Jiminy Cricket, just like in SpectroMagic.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 July 2025
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The parade will come at a key moment for the Ukraine war—just a day after Trump's 50-day deadline for Putin to make peace or face much tougher economic sanctions.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
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See the fans and family’s reaction to the funeral procession.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
31 July 2025
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Following the procession, the wait time to sign the book, which will be gifted to Osbourne’s family, was over an hour.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
30 July 2025
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This elevates the dish, giving it both a unique and refined presentation.—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Some colors even have matching tops, such as this deep chocolate color with a matching blazer for a polished look suitable for work, presentations, and more.—
Jacquelyn Smith,
Parents,
12 July 2025
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Stage 19 was shortened after a mass cull of a cattle herd affected by nodular dermatitis, and fears that the Tour caravan could spread the illness throughout France.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
28 July 2025
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The only visitors so early in the day were a few foreign tourists and a caravan of elderly Japanese in wheelchairs on an outing from an old-age home.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
16 July 2025
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Both hikes offer relatively short (one- to 1.5-hour) ascents, steep drops, and full panoramas revealed only in the final steps.—
Phil Thomas,
Travel + Leisure,
15 July 2025
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Bryon Ward, a developer leading the landside renovation of Dana Point Harbor’s nearly $600 million remodel, enthusiastically walked across the top deck of the new three-level parking structure, pointing out the dramatic view into the harbor and the panorama of the Pacific Ocean beyond.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
3 July 2025
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“Cavalcade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavalcade. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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