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parades

  • plural
    of parade.
    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.
  • present tense form
    of parade (3rd person singular).
    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.

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For Edman, that’s two Octobers and two parades.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

"I'd led 250 cadets on parades and then, for all of that to come crashing down when I didn't have a back-up plan, it was horrible."

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

A residents group in Portadown has accused the Orange Order of putting their community "through hell" with parades.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Alicante has music for lunch, music for dancing, music for parades.

From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026

When we weren’t in the kitchen, we were in my room watching the parades and bowl games and tapes.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli