noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ grand , great , large , long
▪ little , small
▪ public , street
▪ slow , solemn , stately
▪ colourful/colorful
▪ ceremonial , formal
▪ triumphal
▪ constant , endless , never-ending , steady
▪
We've had an endless ~ of new secretaries through the office since Amy left.
▪ candlelit ( BrE ), torchlight
▪ funeral , religious , wedding
VERB + PROCESSION
▪ head , lead
▪
The mayor of the town led the ~ to the central square.
▪ form
▪ join
▪
Heavily laden donkeys joined the ~ of jeeps and trucks.
PROCESSION + VERB
▪ make its way , march , move , pass , wind , wind its way
▪
The funeral ~ moved slowly down the avenue.
▪
The solemn ~ wound its way through the narrow streets.
▪ begin , leave , move off , set off ( BrE )
▪ reach sth
▪
when the ~ reached the edge of the village
PREPOSITION
▪ in (a/the) ~
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The children marched in ~ behind the band.
▪ ~ of
▪
a ~ of circus performers
▪ ~ through
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a ~ through the heart of Hong Kong