parade
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- n a ceremonial procession including people marching
- n an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things
a parade of strollers on the mall
a parade of witnesses - n a visible display
she made a parade of her sorrows - v walk ostentatiously
She parades her new husband around town - v march in a procession
the veterans paraded down the street
- In recent years the parade has averaged two hours in length.
- In a country that rarely acknowledges homosexuality, let alone celebrates it, Hong Kong's first gay-pride parade was downright revolutionary.
- The mile-long parade route is carefully planned to avoid any places of worship, and Canetti says that she has told some of the procession's expected participants, especially those .