as in crowd
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially
a coterie of old friends who attend all of the home games of the high school basketball team
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Recent Examples of coterie
The coterie of scholars and consultants who are pushing pluralism are all deeply worried that their work will be construed as yet another leftist program of indoctrination—or, now that Trump is cracking down on D.E.I., mistrusted by academics as capitulation to the regime.
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Emma Green, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Less a school than a loose coterie, the group—which counted Nobuo Sekine, Kishio Suga, and Susumu Koshimizu among its members—used natural objects and industrial materials to construct anti-representational propositions that emphasized relationships, simplicity, reduction, and space.
—Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
As trillions of dollars of shareholder value evaporated, a coterie of defenders mobilized to quell any protest.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
But on one topic, Musk stands somewhat apart from others in the coterie of aides and advisers around Trump: China.
—Linggong Kong, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2025
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Emma Green, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Less a school than a loose coterie, the group—which counted Nobuo Sekine, Kishio Suga, and Susumu Koshimizu among its members—used natural objects and industrial materials to construct anti-representational propositions that emphasized relationships, simplicity, reduction, and space.
—Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
As trillions of dollars of shareholder value evaporated, a coterie of defenders mobilized to quell any protest.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
But on one topic, Musk stands somewhat apart from others in the coterie of aides and advisers around Trump: China.
—Linggong Kong, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coterie
Noun
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Just jump on a return train for a few minutes back to Rougemont and a world devoid of the larger international crowds that descend upon swanky Gstaad just a few miles up the road.—
John Oseid,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Tall boots and mid-length skirts has also been a popular pairing among the fashion crowd.—
Jana Ackermann,
Glamour,
30 June 2025
Noun
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And then there’s a bunch of teams in that (middle) lane.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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As is tradition, Bungie threw in a bunch of weird lore stuff that has puzzles that need solving, but often some fun stories as well.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
Noun
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So, a graph is perfect if its chromatic number equals to the largest size of a clique in it.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
26 June 2025
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But Iran is not governed by a single man or clique that can be decapitated.—
Narges Bajoghli,
Time,
19 June 2025
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Maintaining brand integrity across a growing and geographically dispersed network is another potential challenge of franchising.—
Don Tarinelli,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Once the founder and leader of a local group of Black investors, now ousted from her community, Miss Hortense will dig into her buried past to uncover the murder of an unidentified man found at the home of one of the network’s members.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Following community uproar, Gastonia will open a portion of the former Salvation Army building on Tuesday to provide the community with an indoor cooling station, Mayor Richard Franks said.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2025
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Open source robotics with a strong community focus Everything about the BHL robot is open source.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
Noun
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The Tarte Shape Tape formula delivers full, flawless coverage that instantly brightens dark circles, blurs blemishes, and sculpts the face without feeling heavy.—
Marie Lodi,
Allure,
5 July 2025
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A couple of years ago, the tree collapsed, on account of disease, and now, amid birdsong and leaf-whisper, the concentric circles of stones, shifted by roots and overgrown with moss, have become a memorial to the organism that once supported them.—
Shauna Lyon,
New Yorker,
4 July 2025
Noun
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When your kids are running around right before the fireworks, a pack of glow sticks can only add to the fun.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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Since this comes in a pack of two, my kids will often use them to play tic-tac-toe, write secret messages to each other, or make up their own version of Pictionary to pass the time.—
Laura Lu,
Parents,
30 June 2025
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In the ’90s, the Clinton administration began deporting Salvadoran immigrants convicted of crimes in the U.S. back to their homeland, a move that helped propel the rise of powerful gangs in a country that was institutionally weak after years of war.—
Carolina A. Miranda,
The Atlantic,
30 June 2025
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Martinez Estrella remained convicted of second-degree murder, conspiracy and gang assault.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2025
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“Coterie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coterie. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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