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parade

Definition

  • noun: a public celebration of a special day or event that usually includes many people and groups moving down a street by marching or riding in cars or on special vehicles (called floats)
  • noun: a pompous show
  • verb: to walk or march together in public especially as a way of celebrating or protesting something
  • verb: to cause to maneuver or march
  • usually singular
  • synonyms: marshal, exhibition

Examples

  • Television executives learned that violent shows attract more viewers, and pretty soon it was violence 'on parade' all day long.

  • They don't like having their personal problems 'paraded' in print for everyone to see.

  • We watched a 'parade of' cars go by our house on the way to the stadium for the game.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) about that sort of thing. I want you to come over here, if you don't mind me, and let your old mum scrape the fluff out of your belly button. (LAUGHTER ON TV) Nice and clean for the big parade and very good on Sunday. I shall be there, you know, watching you. (GASPS) (INDISTINCT CHATTER) (..)
    2016 The Conjuring 2