corteges

variants also cortèges
Definition of cortegesnext
plural of cortege
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as in entourages
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 processions
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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Noun
  • Sure, there were others — boyfriends came and went, entourages, too.
    Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
  • At a prematch press conference to preview Sunday’s away trip to Real Sociedad, furious Flick sent a warning to La Masia youngsters and their entourages.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Good Friday is one of the most solemn days in the Christian faith, with processions happening across the city.
    Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Still, Semana Santa processions make an impact on her.
    Alexis Marshall, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Nazi parades set to electronic hype music; paeans to Third Reich governance.
    Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Well we wasn't allowed to go to those big parades and stuff.
    Nichole Marks, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Corteges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corteges. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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