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march-past

[mahrch-past, -pahst] / ˈmɑrtʃˌpæst, -ˌpɑst /
NOUN
review
Synonyms
STRONGEST
analysis audit check inspection report revision scrutiny survey
STRONG
checkup drill file once-over parade procession reassessment recapitulation reconsideration reflection rethink retrospect scan view
WEAK
another look fresh look second look second thought
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignorance neglect
NOUN
cavalcade
Synonyms
STRONG
array drill procession promenade review spectacle train

Example Sentences

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He invited Donald Trump for the 2017 celebrations, and the then U.S. president was so impressed by the French march-past that he asked Pentagon officials to explore a similar parade in celebration of American troops.

From Reuters • Jul. 14, 2023

Friday's ceremony includes a military march-past and a speech by his son and the army's named successor Gen Mahamat "Kaka" Déby Itno.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2021

First comes the plot: no longer some local difficulty but a ramshackle tale involving the putative murder of Kate Moss—little more than an excuse, it turns out, for a march-past of middle-ranking celebrities.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 15, 2016

In Glasgow, the prime minister and the Prince of Wales will attend a Commonwealth service, followed by a procession and march-past.

From The Guardian • Aug. 3, 2014

Rather tentatively the last veteran of all entered and met such an unmistakable frown that it was obvious that the march-past was over.

From Once on a Time by Robinson, Charles