Thesaurus results for FOLLOWINGS

followings

noun

plural of following

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 Both films came from digital-native storytellers in their 20s who arrived with sizable online followings already attached. — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 The 30-year-old Bardella, president of their populist, anti-immigration National Rally party, is popular with Gen Z, with larger followings on Instagram and TikTok. — ABC News, 8 July 2026 Holliday and Bishop have also built up massive followings on social media, helping raise their profiles in the sport. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026 Now, after amassing giant followings on social networks, those creators are parlaying their success into starring, showrunning, and directing roles in more traditional corners of Hollywood. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026 Formats like ScreenX and 4DX have acquired loyal and growing followings after being adopted by mainstream theater owners. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 24 June 2026 Many reported that decisions appeared to have been made automatically, with little evidence of meaningful human review, even on appeals involving longstanding accounts with large followings. — Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2026 The best scent picks at Dollar General Dollar General’s fragrance aisle leans into recognizable drugstore favorites, including Body Fantasies and Bodycology brands that have built loyal followings thanks to their sweet, wearable scent profiles. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026 While superstars like Messi already have massive followings, the tournament's true social media winners are often those who start with little international fame. — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

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entourages

Noun

Long before private jets and sprawling entourages became standard for global superstars, Starr and his bandmates — Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison — were simply four young men navigating fame together, suitcase by suitcase.

— Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Sure, there were others — boyfriends came and went, entourages, too.

— Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026