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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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One of Herzog’s entourage, Doron Almog, chairman of the Jewish Agency, is also the subject of a formal complaint filed with the AFP by four legal groups including the Australian Centre for International Justice (ACIJ) and Palestinian human rights organization Al-Haq.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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That struck fear in the entourage.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2026
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The smell of methanol racing fuel and the buzz of anticipation filled Lucas Oil Stadium as a procession of monster trucks rumbled into position for Monster Jam’s two-show weekend on January 31 and February 1.—
Travis LaCoss,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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Following the service, a law enforcement procession will depart from 12Stone Church and travel to Tim Stewart Funeral Home in Lawrenceville.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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The parade was followed by an inaugural ball at Arizona's pristine four-story Hotel Adams.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Nearby, Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage has hosted a parade of presidents — from Eisenhower perfecting his golf swing to Obama meeting with world leaders.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Cortege.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cortege. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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