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After the funeral service, there will be a processional to the Beverly Shores Fire Station for Himan’s ceremonial last call.
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Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Ecclesiastical themes throughout the show culminate in a series of men’s tunics – a new addition to the show following Dolce&Gabbana’s 2025 presentation processional on Rome’s Aelian Bridge.
—Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
The wedding processional is the beginning of a wedding ceremony when the couple, family, members of the wedding party, and the officiant head down the aisle and take their positions either in their seats or at the altar.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2026
Royal fans and political observers noted that Tiffany’s place in the processional was five places behind that of her husband, Michael Boulos, People said.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
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Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Ecclesiastical themes throughout the show culminate in a series of men’s tunics – a new addition to the show following Dolce&Gabbana’s 2025 presentation processional on Rome’s Aelian Bridge.
—Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
The wedding processional is the beginning of a wedding ceremony when the couple, family, members of the wedding party, and the officiant head down the aisle and take their positions either in their seats or at the altar.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2026
Royal fans and political observers noted that Tiffany’s place in the processional was five places behind that of her husband, Michael Boulos, People said.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for processional
Noun
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During the nuptials, a full brass band consisting of 12 horn musicians played during the recessional and led all guests into the cocktail hour.—
Emily Strohm,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
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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
Noun
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Most come to the oratorio's biblical figures as themselves, but at least one appears incognito.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Maestro Harry Bicket conducts this dramatic oratorio composed in 1744 to an English libretto by the Reverend Thomas Broughton.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Processional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/processional. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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