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parading

ADJECTIVE

marching

Synonyms

STRONG

checking filing hiking pacing patrolling policing proceeding stepping tramping walking

NOUN

ostentation

Synonyms

STRONG

affectation array boast boasting brag braggadocio bragging bravado demonstration display exhibition flamboyance flash flourish fuss garishness magnificence pageant pageantry parade pomp pomposity pompousness pretending pretension pretentiousness put on shine show showiness spectacle splendor splurge swagger swank vainglory vaunt

WEAK

false front flaunting grandstand play showing off vaunting window-dressing

Antonyms

STRONG

concealment dullness hiding modesty ordinariness simplicity truth

WEAK

plainness quiet reservation

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It must have made an impression on a teenage boy parading and drilling in a uniform on the outskirts of West Point.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Viral videos of Knicks fans parading in front of Madison Square Garden started trending during each playoff game.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Each year, Bani Walid celebrates the anniversary of a 1969 coup that brought Gaddafi to power, with people parading through the streets with portraits of the ex-leader and Libya's green flag from before the revolt.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

The child hit out at Rhodes for "gaslighting me, parading around as a survivor, while destroying me and my mother".

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

There’s your son, Michael, parading around the world in his new suit which I paid for while I myself have barely a crust to keep body and soul together.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

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