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posse

noun

ˈpä-sē

Definition of posse

as in entourage

a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person a popular teen and his ever-present posse of pals

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Recent Examples of posse The star partied with his model girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti and a posse of ten pals at hot spots including Casa Jondal. — Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026 There’s a dining room to seat 16, if that’s the size of your posse. — Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 The fact that there isn’t any adult supervision in the form of a driver has led to plenty of debaucherous behavior, from incessant smoking and adult activities to posses of teens hanging out of the windows of moving Waymos. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 8 July 2026 Gardner thanked her New York glam posse in a post on Saturday. — Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for posse

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entourage

Noun

Early events were small gatherings at ambassadorial residences, with dresses borrowed from her own wardrobe and members of the diplomatic entourage serving as models.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2026
Despite celebrating his album’s release with friends the night before, Quavo arrives early to the nondescript downtown Los Angeles studio with no entourage in sight.

— Mikey Fresh, VIBE.com, 9 Oct. 2026

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