supergroup

noun

su·​per·​group ˈsü-pər-ˌgrüp How to pronounce supergroup (audio)
plural supergroups
1
a
: a group made up of very talented, renowned, or expert members
… a blog run by an international supergroup of academic linguists …Deb Amlen
especially : a musical group made up of established, prominent musicians
Phoebe Bridgers' latest effort is a supergroup called Boygenius with two other singer-songwriters, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus … Joe Hagan
[Jeff] Lynne was also a member of the supergroup Traveling Wilburys alongside George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Roy Orbison. Rachel DeSantis
Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young played their second gig at Woodstock, in front of nearly 500,000 people, announcing the arrival of one of rock's first—and greatest—supergroups. Charisma Madarang
b
: an extremely successful musical group
The oldest member of the K-pop supergroup BTS has completed five weeks of basic training as part of his mandatory military service in South Korea.Gawon Bae and Heather Chen
2
: a large group
This observation of a supergroup of ~1000 foraging fin whales is among the largest aggregations of baleen whales ever recorded.Conor Ryan et al.
also : a large group or entity made up of two or more groups or entities
Catching many Southern California hospitals by surprise, two large medical groups are merging, creating what one observer called a "medical supergroup." Steve Taravella

Examples of supergroup in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Richie agreed to assemble an American supergroup for the project. Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2024 Les Amazones d’Afrique began in 2017 as a sisterly supergroup of singers from the West African region of Mali. Chinonso Ihekire, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2024 This marked the beginning of a flourishing music career that saw Gibson release five more studio albums (another as a member of the supergroup TGT in 2013) and earn five Grammy nominations. EW.com, 2 Jan. 2024 The supergroup is billing themselves as Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes, and the song was produced by former Dire Straits keyboardist, Guy Fletcher. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2024 The big-screen offerings continue to be slight this weekend (and for the rest of the month), though there are far worse things to watch than a self-referential action romp and a documentary about the biggest one-night-only supergroup of all time. Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 2 Feb. 2024 In the film, Sheila E. gets vulnerable about feeling as though she was asked to join the supergroup in an effort to get Prince in the mix through their connection. Abby Stern, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2024 Shires assembled the female supergroup the Highwomen, which also included Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby and Maren Morris. Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024 Performance at 2024 Grammys The indie supergroup boygenius featuring Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus received their first-ever Grammy nominations this year. Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of supergroup was in 1875

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“Supergroup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supergroup. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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