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also cortège
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as in entourage
a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person
the movie star's cortege included her hair stylist, makeup artist, personal assistant, and press agent
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as in procession
a body of individuals moving along in an orderly and often ceremonial way
the funeral cortege of mourners stretched for three city blocks
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Recent Examples of cortege
The cortege paused at a bridge named after the band Osbourne helped found nearly six decades ago.
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 31 July 2025
Christopher Furlong/Christopher Furlong Fans hold up flowers and mobile phones prior to Ozzy Osbourne's funeral cortege traveling through his home city of Birmingham on July 30, 2025 in Birmingham, England.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
The funeral cortege carried a purple floral arrangement that spelled out the Grammy winner’s name on either side, topped off by a purple and black cross.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 30 July 2025
Osbourne will be laid to rest in his hometown of Birmingham, England, where his funeral cortege is expected to drive through the city centre.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 31 July 2025
Christopher Furlong/Christopher Furlong Fans hold up flowers and mobile phones prior to Ozzy Osbourne's funeral cortege traveling through his home city of Birmingham on July 30, 2025 in Birmingham, England.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
The funeral cortege carried a purple floral arrangement that spelled out the Grammy winner’s name on either side, topped off by a purple and black cross.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 30 July 2025
Osbourne will be laid to rest in his hometown of Birmingham, England, where his funeral cortege is expected to drive through the city centre.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cortege
Noun
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Her entourage, which included several assistants and a meditation coach, followed closely behind her.—
Denny Lee,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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Supporting star Jason Momoa walked the red carpet in a striking pink suit prior to the screening but snuck out with his entourage before the film played.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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Underneath the stark floodlights streamed a procession of weary travelers in T-shirts and jeans, reaching into the bottom of a white coach bus for their oversize duffel bags.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
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The family – all dressed in black — stopped the procession for a moment to view tributes left by fans to Ozzy at the Black Sabbath bridge and bench.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Cortege.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cortege. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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