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Recent Examples of posse
Turns out the town’s racist sheriff and his violent posse share a gruesome secret about missing young Black men.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 June 2025
One person who was noticeably absent from her usual Super Bowl posse was her best friend Blake Lively.
—Caroline Bell, StyleCaster, 25 Feb. 2025
Despite this technicality, this anthology TV show skillfully evokes the milieu of King as a posse of top-notch acting talent (including Sissy Spacek, André Holland, and, in season 2, Lizzy Caplan as a young Annie Wilkes) help extend the Master of the Macabre's universe.
—EW.com, 23 May 2025
And for wine enthusiasts, there’s a posse of new cowboys in town at Rodeo Hills.
—Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 June 2025
One person who was noticeably absent from her usual Super Bowl posse was her best friend Blake Lively.
—Caroline Bell, StyleCaster, 25 Feb. 2025
Despite this technicality, this anthology TV show skillfully evokes the milieu of King as a posse of top-notch acting talent (including Sissy Spacek, André Holland, and, in season 2, Lizzy Caplan as a young Annie Wilkes) help extend the Master of the Macabre's universe.
—EW.com, 23 May 2025
And for wine enthusiasts, there’s a posse of new cowboys in town at Rodeo Hills.
—Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for posse
Noun
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Mansfield and her entourage were traveling from a nightclub performance in Biloxi, Miss. to New Orleans.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
29 June 2025
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Some members of Juventus’ entourage, including players, were not aware they would be unveiled at a press conference before attending the event.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
Noun
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By Monday evening, a fire crew of 183 succeeded in containing 30% of the fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2025
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Lindholm says a few crew members boarded a small rescue boat that launched from the fourth deck.—
Jillian Frankel,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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“Posse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posse. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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