ticker-tape paradenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈtɪk.ə.teɪp pəˌreɪd/us/ˈtɪk.ɚ.teɪp pəˌreɪd/USa special celebration in which someone who is being shown respect for achieving something very important walks or drives along streets in a city and small pieces of paper are thrown over them from the windows of tall buildings
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Ceremonies
- cavalcade
- ceremonial
- ceremony
- commemorate
- commencement
- induction
- initiate
- investiture
- knight
- master of ceremonies
- MC
- nuptials
- pageant
- ritual
- salute
- solemnize
- speech day
- state occasion
- the red carpet
- troop
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