parade
noun
a large public procession, usually including a marching band and often of a festive nature, held in honor of an anniversary, person, event, etc.
have paraded
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present perfectof parade.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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In remote states, local leaders have paraded G-20-themed floats during religious festivals.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 21, 2023
Three times Crosby, Letang and Malkin have paraded through the downtown streets of their adopted hometown with the Stanley Cup.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2022
The Taliban have paraded military equipment, captured during their takeover of Afghanistan, through the streets of Kandahar.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2021
"I have paraded this in front of just about anybody in the world who will listen, and said, 'We have got to fix this,'" Ockerman said.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2020
If it had any foundation in truth, one might suppose that Philip, instead of denying, would have paraded it, as furnishing an obvious apology for subjecting him to so rigorous a confinement.
From History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by William Hickling Prescott
