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UK
/pəɹˈeɪd/
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[ US /pɝˈeɪd/ ]
[ US /pɝˈeɪd/ ]
NOUN
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an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things
a parade of witnesses
a parade of strollers on the mall -
a visible display
she made a parade of her sorrows - a ceremonial procession including people marching
VERB
-
walk ostentatiously
She parades her new husband around town -
march in a procession
the veterans paraded down the street
How To Use parade In A Sentence
- She had a constant parade of young men coming to visit her.
- Mr. Kelly added that it would be wrong to condemn the lack of a parade and then do nothing about it.
- BALTIMORE - Michael Phelps was formally welcomed home Saturday with a two-pronged celebration that began with a parade and ended with a fireworks show at historic Fort McHenry.
- Prestwich Carnival at the weekend will hold a large parade and carnival in St Mary's Park and through Prestwich, which will be promoting green transport.
- When they start in on showing you a parade of verses so vague that they could mean anything, point out that the word "abortion" does not occur anywhere in that verse and ask them to show you something clearer, a specific reference to abortion or a single use of the word anyplace in the book. AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed
- At weekends the roads are jammed with holidaymakers coming to gawp at the parade.
- A Catalan parade will kick off an exuberant evening of Catalonian dance, music and fireworks.
- Third, the conical re-entry vehicle was a vast improvement on the rudimentary models put on parade in the past. Times, Sunday Times
- Over the past number of years the parade has been of mixed quality with varying degrees of participation from all sectors.
- The 47th Annual Columbus Day Parade was held in New York city this week starting from October 11 to celebrate the spirit of exploration that inspired Christopher Columbus's 1492 expedition.