pro·ces·sion
prə-ˈse-shən 
1
a
: a group of individuals moving along in an orderly often ceremonial way
b
2
a
: continuous forward movement : progression
b
: emanation
the Holy Spirit's procession from the Father
processioned; processioning; processions
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Noun
There was a procession of children carrying candles.
The cars moved in procession to the cemetery.
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Paula Aceves, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
The Mexican Grand Prix had been the most boring race on the calendar for years—a procession of tire preservation with little-to-no overtaking or risk taking.
—Rob Reed, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The Sherman Heights Community Center caps off its weeks-long 30th annual celebration with community altars, music, food, family-friendly activities and a candlelight procession.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
An old box hedge running down one side of the garden had been turned into a procession including an owl, a pig, two rabbits, a hen, a goose, a duck, a snail, a dove, some Barbara Hepworth-style abstracts, and a basking shark.
—Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
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Noun
But the following musical number, a grand procession through the streets of Mexico City, also functions as a plea to the viewer — to buy in, to accept the film’s idiosyncratic world, one where Rita quickly gets entangled with a drug lord (Karla Sofía Gascón) seeking gender-affirming surgery.
—Paula Aceves, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
The Mexican Grand Prix had been the most boring race on the calendar for years—a procession of tire preservation with little-to-no overtaking or risk taking.
—Rob Reed, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The Sherman Heights Community Center caps off its weeks-long 30th annual celebration with community altars, music, food, family-friendly activities and a candlelight procession.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
An old box hedge running down one side of the garden had been turned into a procession including an owl, a pig, two rabbits, a hen, a goose, a duck, a snail, a dove, some Barbara Hepworth-style abstracts, and a basking shark.
—Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Procession.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/procession. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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