pageantry
noun
pag·eant·ry
ˈpa-jən-trē 
Examples of pageantry in a Sentence
I like the tradition and pageantry that come with graduations.
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The parade was a grand spectacle, but what was on display took it far beyond pageantry.
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Amir Husain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
However, Singleton told Newsweek that parade pageantry won't solve the PLA's problems, including corruption, leadership purges, strained campaign logistics, and weak command and control.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
To turbocharge the pageantry, the schools had agreed earlier in the year to move the 2007 and 2008 meetings to Arrowhead Stadium.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
That sense of fraudulence seeped into other areas of her life, beyond pageantry.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Amir Husain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
However, Singleton told Newsweek that parade pageantry won't solve the PLA's problems, including corruption, leadership purges, strained campaign logistics, and weak command and control.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
To turbocharge the pageantry, the schools had agreed earlier in the year to move the 2007 and 2008 meetings to Arrowhead Stadium.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
That sense of fraudulence seeped into other areas of her life, beyond pageantry.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pageantry
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“Pageantry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pageantry. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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pageantry
noun
pag·eant·ry
ˈpaj-ən-trē
plural pageantries
1
: pageants and the presentation of pageants
2
: splendid display
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