cavalcades

plural of cavalcade
1
as in fleets
a group of vehicles traveling together or under one management the longest cavalcade of floats in the history of the parade

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2
as in pageants
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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Noun
  • Regarding their home ports, the SSGN and SSBN fleets are based on either the East Coast or the West Coast.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Logistics providers embed IoT and edge analytics into fleets, monitoring location, temperature and predictive maintenance.
    Lori Thomas, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Exploring the misogyny of beauty pageants and its targeting of transwomen and the ongoing objectification of women, the contestants each called to the stage, presented by a very Vincent Price-seeming host representing the patriarchy.
    Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The two pageants have suffered a few shakeups in recent years, most notably after the 2023 adult and junior winners, Miss USA Noelia Voigt and Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastav, relinquished their titles.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The forum offered a full day of programming with panels, fireside chats and presentations featuring leaders from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Statista and UMass Memorial Health.
    Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • To be clear, this isn't a replacement for your desktop monitor or TV, but is instead intended for eye-catching presentations in commercial and public spaces.
    Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The park has welcomed various new parades, shows, decorations, merch and more to commemorate the milestone occasion.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The ten day adult party is a true Key West creative explosion, featuring a marathon of parties, parades, handmade costumes, headdresses, street fair food, and tropical island energy.
    Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Visitors can soak in spectacular panoramas from its summit by cable car or by hiking trails such as Lion’s Head and Platteklip Gorge.
    Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
  • High points along the rough, fairways, and greens offer dramatic panoramas before the layout moves directly to the water.
    Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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  • The outlet reported that Harry is expected to walk side by side with his brother at the forefront of the processions through the streets of London.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Look out for medieval reenactments for which whole towns dress in costume, and religious processions where music is the soul of the streets.
    Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The sun keeps setting as small caravans trudge through high grasses, over rocky ripple, and finally, into the marsh.
    Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
  • When Coverley and the girls returned to England, in 1969, Lucian arranged for Bella to spend time with some aristocratic hippies who travelled around southern England in caravans.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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