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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

Ozzy Osbourne has been honoured at this year's Mardi Gras in New Orleans, with more than 200 people parading through the streets dressed as the Prince of Darkness.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

"The strike was conducted at a location where, historically, you have the bandits and the Lakurawa parading around that axis," Bwala said.

From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025

When we reach downtown, people dressed in black are parading solemnly through the streets: nuns carrying crosses; men and women holding candles, the tiny flames lighting up their faces eerily.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

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