Drill and Parade

Drill

Drill noun - An established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity.

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Parade and drill are semantically related in review topic. In some cases you can use "Parade" instead the word "Drill" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: drilling, drilled, driller

Parade noun - A body of individuals moving along in an orderly and often ceremonial way.

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Drill and parade are semantically related in review topic. Sometimes you can use "Drill" instead the word "Parade" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: paraded, parading

long	long drill	long parade
common	common drill	common parade
complete	complete drill	complete parade
proper	proper drill	proper parade
Other adjectives: noisy, actual, massive, great, huge, little, wonderful, famous, new, traditional, flying, greatest, impromptu, giant.

Reality Ensues: Jealous that Perez's platoon gets to march in the parade while his are stuck on cleanup detail, Pete decides to drill his soldiers all night before the parade to get them to a standard where they can march too.

Source: Series / Enlisted
While marching around playing parade drill he drops it and it goes off, shooting a hole in the ceiling and killing a rat.

Source: Reckless Gun Usage
Humorous example: A famous entry in the Doo Dah parade in Pasadena, California was the Synchronized Briefcase Drill Team, with 16 men & women in three-piece suits performing precision marching routines with attaché cases.

Source: Army of Lawyers

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