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as in parade
a staged presentation often with music that consists of a procession of narrated or enacted scenes
we always put on a Christmas pageant every year
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as in exhibit
an elaborate, visually exciting show or event
an annual summertime pageant depicting the town's founding and colorful early history
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Recent Examples of pageant
As a teenager, Bajaria helped her immigrant family’s business, washing cars before winning a string of beauty pageants, including Miss India Worldwide in 1991.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 29 May 2026
The festival includes dancing, singing, and beauty pageants.
—Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
The world’s first boardwalk opened here in 1870, and by the early 20th century, Atlantic City had become one of America’s great leisure capitals, home to grand seaside hotels, beauty pageants, and supper clubs, frequented by legendary performers like Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, and The Beatles.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
Now in its 79th year, the festival features crab races—including the Governor’s Cup—cooking contests, live music, parades, pageants, running events, and boat docking competitions.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2026
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 29 May 2026
The festival includes dancing, singing, and beauty pageants.
—Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
The world’s first boardwalk opened here in 1870, and by the early 20th century, Atlantic City had become one of America’s great leisure capitals, home to grand seaside hotels, beauty pageants, and supper clubs, frequented by legendary performers like Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, and The Beatles.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
Now in its 79th year, the festival features crab races—including the Governor’s Cup—cooking contests, live music, parades, pageants, running events, and boat docking competitions.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pageant
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All eyes will be on the princess, 44, at Trooping the Colour on June 13, when the senior royals will gather for a ceremonial military parade held annually to mark the official birthday of the British monarch.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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Hollywood power at the ceremony Actress and producer Salma Hayek, a big soccer fan, gave a brief welcome speech during the first protocol parade of a World Cup in which the 48 flags of the participating countries could be seen.—
Berenice Bautista,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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The Chiefs Hall of Honor on the second-level concourse contains the organization’s four Super Bowl trophies, memorabilia, exhibits and documents, and there is no admission to walk through history.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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The removal of the exhibit, which took place in January, was also challenged in a separate lawsuit filed by the city of Philadelphia.—
Deena Zaru,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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The Basel presentation will be followed by a solo exhibition at the gallery’s Paris Turenne location in September.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
13 June 2026
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The unique presentation features a boston bottle holding 4 freezer martinis buried in chalic filled with ice.—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Back in town, the Albuquerque Museum presents an excellent special exhibition related to Route 66’s centennial through January 3, 2027.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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The payoff was a bevy of remarkable oil and pencil sketches (a stunning oil study can be seen in the Olana exhibition) as well as paintings.—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
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In an earlier era, this panorama might have communicated the puny anonymity of corporate life.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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Roman’s large field of view would be able to capture the same panorama with only two, according to NASA.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
15 June 2026
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The visuals of fighters warming up inside the White House and sauntering down the Truman balcony, many wrapped in the American flag, was an unusual spectacle indeed.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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Suffice it to say that the spectacle, while not exactly comparable to watching paint dry, is not always scintillating.—
Stephen Farber,
HollywoodReporter,
15 June 2026
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The Frenchman’s brace put his full skillset on display – the first coming off a diagonal run through the box and a first-time shot that went to the left and rolled past Senegal keeper Eduard Mendy.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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Fans wearing jerseys of all teams strolled through to take in the displays and snap selfies.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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In what is being compared to a Super Bowl spectacular, the performances are set to be broadcast live to millions of soccer fans.—
Tiago Ventura,
Time,
12 June 2026
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Last summer, Atlanta announced an ambitious plan to end encampments and other street sleeping downtown ahead of the 39-day soccer spectacular that begins June 11.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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“Pageant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pageant. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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