as in entourages
a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person
a prince with a large following to do practically everything for him
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Recent Examples of followings
In every case, these cult followings formed gradually.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 Mar. 2026
Both will feel at home and have large South Florida fan followings, which will make for a festive atmosphere at Hard Rock Stadium.
—Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Others have amassed large social media followings and prominent brand deals.
—Julia Haney, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
The nonconformists of the game have disappeared slowly, and many players seem to be more concerned about promoting their brands, improving their social-media followings or auditioning for a post-career job as a baseball analyst.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Handy but Not Necessary Rice cookers have loyal followings, but Shannon argues that most home cooks can skip this single-use appliance.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
It’s been scary being a part of these franchises with big followings for such a long time.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Mar. 2026
Time magazine’s Nik Popli looked closely at how Talarico and Crockett were working to convert their online followings into votes and good news cycles.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Others have used their large followings to promote suspects or theories of the case not rooted in evidence.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 Mar. 2026
Both will feel at home and have large South Florida fan followings, which will make for a festive atmosphere at Hard Rock Stadium.
—Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Others have amassed large social media followings and prominent brand deals.
—Julia Haney, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
The nonconformists of the game have disappeared slowly, and many players seem to be more concerned about promoting their brands, improving their social-media followings or auditioning for a post-career job as a baseball analyst.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Handy but Not Necessary Rice cookers have loyal followings, but Shannon argues that most home cooks can skip this single-use appliance.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
It’s been scary being a part of these franchises with big followings for such a long time.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Mar. 2026
Time magazine’s Nik Popli looked closely at how Talarico and Crockett were working to convert their online followings into votes and good news cycles.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Others have used their large followings to promote suspects or theories of the case not rooted in evidence.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for followings
entourages
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Sure, there were others — boyfriends came and went, entourages, too.—
Merle Ginsberg,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Jan. 2026
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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
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“Followings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/followings. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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