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Recent Examples of posse
He was shot down by a sheriff’s posse in Oklahoma in 1911.
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Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
Experts slammed Bragg and his posse of prosecutors, claiming their case was the weakest of the four.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 15 June 2025
Still, the robbery sent an Oklahoma sheriff’s posse and bloodhounds after these bungling desperados.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
These cases were brought, respectively, by five small businesses supported by a libertarian legal group, and by a posse of Democratic state attorneys general.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
Experts slammed Bragg and his posse of prosecutors, claiming their case was the weakest of the four.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 15 June 2025
Still, the robbery sent an Oklahoma sheriff’s posse and bloodhounds after these bungling desperados.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
These cases were brought, respectively, by five small businesses supported by a libertarian legal group, and by a posse of Democratic state attorneys general.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for posse
Noun
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The devil and his entourage visit Moscow, and Soviet Russia and generations of readers were never the same again.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
29 July 2025
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Waka Flocka Flame and his entourage got caught up in drama this past weekend in New York.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
22 July 2025
Noun
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On all but the difficult-to-access east side of the fire, crews have already planted seeds to restore the environment and repaired fences, according to the Great Basin team.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
26 July 2025
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The fire suppression efforts involve 22 engines, six water tenders and four hand crews.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
26 July 2025
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“Posse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posse. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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