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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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Listen to this article 2 min Jordon Hudson came up just short in the Miss Maine USA pageant on Sunday, finishing in third place in the competition with her boyfriend Bill Belichick reportedly looking on in the crowd.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2025
This pageant of puppetry includes a flutter of butterflies, a goat with a plaintive bleat, a menagerie of wild animals and, at one point, a school of glowing fish.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Sokola was a 16-year-old model and beauty pageant winner from Poland, newly arrived to New York in 2002, when an events promoter introduced her to Weinstein at a downtown Manhattan restaurant, Lucey said.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
García represented Nicaragua at the Miss Universe pageant held in Mexico, where she was placed among the Top 30.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 15 May 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2025
This pageant of puppetry includes a flutter of butterflies, a goat with a plaintive bleat, a menagerie of wild animals and, at one point, a school of glowing fish.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Sokola was a 16-year-old model and beauty pageant winner from Poland, newly arrived to New York in 2002, when an events promoter introduced her to Weinstein at a downtown Manhattan restaurant, Lucey said.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
García represented Nicaragua at the Miss Universe pageant held in Mexico, where she was placed among the Top 30.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 15 May 2025
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Masses of people had gathered for a victory parade outside the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium to celebrate the triumph of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), who secured the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 championship.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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The parade includes favorite SeaWorld characters, floats, music and more.—
Jan Wagner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2025
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The exhibit also is featured in Saturday’s adults-only Science Night Live event.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2025
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One exhibit shows some of the stunning and colorful animals found locally in the rockpools around the coast.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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These are all nods to the demands of a younger generation that is accustomed to seeing presentations that are decidedly less polished and don’t always hinge on an anchor behind a desk.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
27 May 2025
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The mutation was not known when the donation was made, but children born from this donor have since been identified in eight different European countries: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom, said Kasper in her presentation.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
27 May 2025
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The road not taken—and now rediscovered by Orozco—is the reintroduction of the ancient Marxist concept of use value,the dialectical opposite of exchange value, and, more recently, also the sole form of resisting exhibition value, which has totally effaced the concepts of material use and function.—
Benjamin H. D. Buchloh,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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While a handful of exhibitors are already members of the organization, many in the theatrical exhibition community argue that their unique perspective is underrepresented, particularly at a time when the Academy is doubling down on the importance of theatrical releases.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
30 May 2025
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The cast, a pleasing panorama of nth-degree diversity, perform these standards dutifully.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
15 May 2025
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The views are superb, there are no obstructions and there is an impressive panorama of the city’s skyline from the back of the South Stand, the paper added.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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This spectacle on a busy Friday afternoon led a crowd to gather, with some denouncing the show of force and impeding the ICE operation.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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Simply, all viewers have to do is look up with the naked eye to take in the spectacular spectacle.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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But for all-round quality of performance, Paris Saint-Germain’s displays across their last-16 matches against Liverpool stick in the mind.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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All of them have high-quality displays and unlimited photo storage.—
Nena Farrell,
Wired News,
1 June 2025
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Each has a turn to outdo the other, making for a grand vocal spectacular. 81.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
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The nighttime spectacular makes a return, while Wondrous Journeys will feature state-of-the-art projections.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
16 May 2025
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“Pageant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pageant. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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