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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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She then took the salute as colonel during a traditional march-past.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2025

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

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

This tremendous and eternal procession passing onwards through his life, filing before him like a march-past of sick soldiers, saluting him with cries, and with questions, and with entreaties; this never-ceasing progress fatigued him.

From Flames by Hichens, Robert Smythe