paraded

verb

past tense of parade
1
as in marched
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 displayed
to present so as to invite notice or attention intends to parade her expensive new dress at the party

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Recent Examples of paraded Inside a Cantonese restaurant with a view of the foggy San Francisco night, a place picked by my oh-so sophisticated local cousin Noreen, plates piled with orange chicken and honey walnut shrimp paraded past me on the lazy Susan in the center. — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 The evening was like a surreal speed dating event, with Firstman being paraded from film executive to film executive. — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026 Over the course of several hours, a kaleidoscopic array of appetizers, mains and desserts were paraded out for the hundreds of guests wearing their Sunday finery. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026 When North Korea paraded six mockup ICBMs in 2012, the United States responded by ordering 14 more interceptors. — Jeffrey Lewis, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026 The unrest culminated in the arrest or killing of dozens of soldiers, some of whom were paraded in front of the cameras live on state television. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026 This was an era long before people paraded through hotels in flip-flops, yoga pants and workout bras. — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 The 28-year-old centre-half was paraded on the pitch before the 3-0 home win against Coventry on Friday in the opening game of the new Premier League season. — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 On this special night, a nun threw out the first pitch, the fans donned pope hats and Sox home-run hitters paraded down the dugout in pope hats. — Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paraded
  1. marched
  2. displayed
  3. strode
  4. exhibited
  5. flashed
  6. showed
  7. unveiled
  8. waved
Verb
  • After Little’s kick, the Texans quickly marched into Jacksonville territory.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Hundreds of thousands of people marched through various cities and protested peacefully but others set fire to the city hall in Limoges, gutting the 19th-century building.
    — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of marched
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  • However, the technology is still limited to producing just 4,096 colors (modern LCD and OLED displays can produce millions) and, as with Kaleido 3, at a lower resolution than black-and-white text is displayed.
    — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The painting will be displayed alongside an ancient relief borrowed from the National Roman Museum, reportedly introduced to Rembrandt through a reproduction, that inspired his depiction of Bathsheba attended to by a footmaid.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of displayed
Verb
  • As the book shows, into that incredibly fertile downtown atmosphere strode an artist determined to become himself.
    — Sean Wilentz, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Heath jumped out of his skin, composed himself, strode over, grabbed my face in his hands and planted one right on me.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of strode
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  • Chuba Hubbard was tough, clutch and reliable — three qualities the captain has exhibited all year.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2026
  • How did changing the space it’s exhibited in change the object?
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of exhibited
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  • Allen had flashed in offseason training and training camp, but historically it’s taken time for wide receivers to make an impact in head coach Andy Reid’s sophisticated offense.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Jones flashed his decisiveness and speed on the ensuing play, gaining 14 yards on a quarterback keeper.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of flashed
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  • In Capital in the Twenty-First Century, the French economist Thomas Piketty showed how wealth perpetuates across generations and widens the divide between those who own capital and everyone else.
    — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Rookies step up The iM Securities report said that the profitability of newer bands such as Katseye and Cortis in Western markets will be likely key to reducing the company's reliance on BTS, the report showed.
    — Jenny Lee,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of showed
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  • The European Film Academy has unveiled the shortlist of films in the running for prizes at its 39th European Film Awards ceremony scheduled to take place on January 16, 2027 in Athens.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Fire & Ice Media, the Philippine producer and sales agent, and Italy’s Coccinelle Film Sales unveiled the strategic partnership at Busan’s Asian Contents & Film Market.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of unveiled
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  • The crowd chanted France's national anthem and waved flags, and some people played trumpets and violins.
    — SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The pope paused for a moment and waved to the crowd before retreating into his apartment in the Apostolic Palace.
    — Colleen Barry, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of waved

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“Paraded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paraded. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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