1
as in marching
to move along with a steady regular step especially in a group
the marching band paraded past jubilant crowds
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2
as in displaying
to present so as to invite notice or attention
intends to parade her expensive new dress at the party
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as in showing
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Recent Examples of parading
Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Nurse continued to tap into her fashion roots by dressing in bold colors, parading red lipstick and nail polish.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Tens of thousands of spectators in Beijing looked on as the People’s Republic unveiled laser weapons, nuclear ballistic missiles, and giant underwater drones alongside armored vehicles, tanks, and parading soldiers whose marching prowess put the rest of the world to shame.
—Kerry Brown, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Xi and his guests, including the leaders of 26 counties, are expected to survey tens of thousands of People's Liberation Army troops parading with some of their most advanced weaponry at Tiananmen Square for the parade on Wednesday.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
For Mastrantonio and Pegoretti, this larger-than-death troupe of vampires, parading as humans playing vampires, was the real joy and challenge of the season.
—Carita Rizzo, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
Consequently, Riyadh received DF-3A missiles in the late 1980s, only parading them in public for the first time in 2014.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Nurse continued to tap into her fashion roots by dressing in bold colors, parading red lipstick and nail polish.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Tens of thousands of spectators in Beijing looked on as the People’s Republic unveiled laser weapons, nuclear ballistic missiles, and giant underwater drones alongside armored vehicles, tanks, and parading soldiers whose marching prowess put the rest of the world to shame.
—Kerry Brown, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Xi and his guests, including the leaders of 26 counties, are expected to survey tens of thousands of People's Liberation Army troops parading with some of their most advanced weaponry at Tiananmen Square for the parade on Wednesday.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
For Mastrantonio and Pegoretti, this larger-than-death troupe of vampires, parading as humans playing vampires, was the real joy and challenge of the season.
—Carita Rizzo, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parading
Verb
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The Eagles quickly capitalized, marching 59 yards before Jalen Hurts scored on a quarterback sneak to extend the lead to 20-10.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Always one of my favorite weeks, the biscuits came marching in looking predictably tasty.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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These systems, mounted on school buses, use high-definition cameras to detect vehicles that illegally pass when the school bus is stopped and displaying stop signals.—
BusPatrol - A Mission-Driven Organization,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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The platform will switch to displaying weekly active visitors.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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Eck’s team gave a competitive showing at Michigan, losing 34-17, and is now 2-1.—
Bruce Feldman,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Henry had a massive showing in Week 1.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Daedone, using the hashtags #ErosOnTrial, #EroticJustice, #liberation, and #womenspower, frequently posted on Instagram, showing pictures and slow-motion videos of herself and Cherwitz, often flanked by female OneTaste supporters, striding into the courthouse.—
Thessaly La Force,
New Yorker,
29 Aug. 2025
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He was also filmed confidently striding up to a group of several other dogs, engaging all of them in a game of chase in the water.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Yamaha will be exhibiting its two new models at the upcoming SoCal CanJam headphone enthusiast show, which is on from September 13-14, at the Irvine Marriott in Irvine, California.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Acutis’ site reported incidents of the host – the bread used in the rite – beginning to bleed or even exhibiting living tissue.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The new displays and interior materials looked and felt good.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Both models feature Super Retina XDR displays, with support for ProMotion tech, 3,000 nits peak outdoor brightness and Always-On display.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The first photo in the carousel showed Brooks posing with her arms wrapped around her husband-to-be, flashing her ring as the couple posed for the camera in the black-and-white shot.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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With the flashing beacon crosswalk no longer a choice, one option would be to install a radar speed sign.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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There are already around 10,000 Fenerbahce diehards filling the stadium with noise some 90 minutes before kick off, waving humungous flags and singing along to dodgy Euro pop, at a time when the Etihad will only just be opening its doors to a smattering of eager fans.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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The humanoid displays visual recognition capabilities during this instance, reacting to a wave by waving back and performing human-like locomotion by imitating humans.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Parading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parading. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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