as in fleet
a group of vehicles traveling together or under one management the next part of the parade was a motorcade of fire engines

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Recent Examples of motorcade The president and first lady were seen getting into the motorcade at just after 8.30 p.m. ET in a short motorcade to the Capitol. Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025 The motorcade is now making the short drive from the White House to the Capitol, where Trump is scheduled to address Congress shortly after 9 p.m. Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, a top White House adviser, was spotted by reporters leaving the White House before the Trumps. Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025 Riding the upper deck with Fenoglio was like being part of a rock-and-roll royal motorcade. Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Mar. 2025 Brown saluted Hegseth as his motorcade arrived, then shook his hand as the two exchanged pleasantries. Luis Martinez, ABC News, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for motorcade
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Noun
  • This is one of the cooler matchups of the NCAA Tournament’s second round, with the stingy Buckeyes hosting the fleet Lady Vols.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Four out of five golf courses do not have built-in GPS’s on their carts and in addition to selling to individuals, Pinned is eyeing fleets sales.
    Mike Dojc, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Minutes later, he could be seen waving from the back seat of a car as a convoy left the hospital, returning to Casa Santa Marta in Vatican City, where he is expected to continue to rest.
    Nick Duffy, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Roadside bombs hit his convoys repeatedly and left him with traumatic brain injuries.
    Quil Lawrence, NPR, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The March 16 procession organized by the San Diego Litas, an all-female motorcycle collective of which Marodi was a member, traveled from Hillcrest in downtown San Diego through Ramona to Wynola.
    Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The candlelight procession was one of the features of the annual winter concert.
    Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In addition to the Hollywood contingent, several prominent political leaders were in attendance, including Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who described growing up going to Pride parades with his mother.
    Rance Collins, Variety, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Arkansas’ regular season wasn’t much like the Johnnies’ good-vibes parade through Queens.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025

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“Motorcade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motorcade. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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