procession

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Recent Examples of procession As such, Mullins and his wife Jackie are very much on the British royal social radar: The pair were invited by Charles to ride in the his first-ever procession as king at the opening of the Royal Ascot meeting in 2023. Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025 With nothing left to do, the man from the funeral home begins wheeling the gurney away, and everyone follows, as if in a procession or a trance. David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for procession
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Noun
  • Throughout the country, the festival is marked by colorful parades, traditional music and dance, family reunions, and a spirit of community and togetherness.
    Lisa Wong Macabasco, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
  • But seeing his players’ dreams come true never gets old, and after a 48-hour period that included both the draft and the Huskies’ championship parade through downtown Hartford, the longtime head coach is certainly feeling a boost.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The process by which a new pope is elected has undergone numerous changes in the nearly two millennia that the Catholic Church has existed, with the current procedure a combination of ancient traditions and modern updates as recent as 2013, reflecting changes instituted by Pope Benedict XVI.
    Phoebe Natanson, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2025
  • But this can be a time-consuming process, so legacy ID holders should plan to be at the airport at least three hours before departure, instead of the usual two hours for a domestic flight.
    Taylor Johnston, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • However, slowing the progression of vision loss is key.
    Heidi Cope, Health, 19 Apr. 2025
  • However, there is a continuous rise in prostate-specific antigen (PSA), indicating disease progression.
    Matthew Wosnitzer, Verywell Health, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • There is no update on the containment progress of the fire and its cause has not yet been determined.
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  • How the condition originates, progresses, and responds to treatment can also vary a good deal among people.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • There is no sign outside Hurdle’s San Diego salon, but despite the low profile, her Instagram page warns that she’s usually booked months in advance.
    Lindsy Van Gelder, Allure, 25 Apr. 2025
  • While cancellation options are available in advance of the other three periods—broadly speaking, advertisers may back out of between 25% and 50% of their Q1, Q2 and Q3 upfront allocations—the ontological status of fall buys is a lot less equivocal.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In fact, researchers have theorized that fusion could generate nearly limitless amounts of safe and clean energy on Earth, but the scientific advancements that could make this possible on a large scale are still decades away.
    Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The announcement marks the first advancement toward a full agreement that was thrown into jeopardy by rounds of tense talks and Zelensky's disastrous White House visit in February.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Designing Technologies That Empower And Unite Necessity is the mother of invention, and invention fuels the march of progress, so its potential to address inequalities is immense.
    Haroldo Jacobovicz, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Designing Technologies That Empower And Unite Necessity is the mother of invention, and invention fuels the march of progress, so its potential to address inequalities is immense.
    Haroldo Jacobovicz, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025

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“Procession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procession. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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