as in suite
a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person the gaggle of hangers-on that passes for the rock star's entourage

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Recent Examples of entourage Instead, an entourage of executives and players headed to the Oval Office and stood behind President Donald Trump during his media briefing with the White House press pool. Adam Crafton, New York Times, 19 June 2025 Furthermore, in the past few weeks, part of the Dutchman's entourage has made several contacts with the German team. Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025 And when Alcaraz pushed a forehand long to cede the fourth set, Fognini nodded toward his guest box, where a member of his entourage stood to snap a photo with a cellphone. Howard Fendrich, Baltimore Sun, 30 June 2025 But any loose association of two or more people is enough, like Combs’ entourage, said Neama Rahami, a former federal prosecutor and defense attorney. Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for entourage
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Noun
  • Jesse Jackson swept in with his retinue of bodyguards and embraced Dinkins, Lynch, and Harlem representative Charlie Rangel in a group hug, as the furniture inside the suite was hastily rearranged to make room for the TV cameras and spotlights.
    Jonathan Mahler, Curbed, 1 Aug. 2025
  • The center suite can be configured to accommodate two passengers traveling together.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2025
Noun
  • Upon landing, law enforcement officials took statements from all passengers, crew and Pasupuleti's relatives, the airline said.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 26 July 2025
  • He was treated by a rescue crew before being taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 26 July 2025
Noun
  • But as written and directed by Joel Souza, the tale the film is telling comes down to Rust and Lucas stopping at one place and then another, never settling in long enough to have those places mean much; the posse will then show up at those same settings.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 May 2025
  • At Christiana, in Lancaster County, the posse was confronted by the fugitives themselves, backed by an armed resistance led by other African Americans.
    Matthew Karp, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In some counties, staff have doubled the incentive for families to shop locally by securing corporate sponsors.
    Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 29 July 2025
  • The accommodations come with dedicated staff, a private chef, private guides for your game drives, and plunge pools.
    Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 28 July 2025
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  • Wilson, outspent by a margin of nearly 4-1, recalls driving himself and, while lugging posters and signs to campaign events, watching Kennedy arrive with a retinue of staffers and occasionally a consultant.
    Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2025
  • The sun and its retinue of planets, asteroids and comets have been around for more than 4.5 billion years.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 26 June 2025

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“Entourage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entourage. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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