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Recent Examples of posse
And for wine enthusiasts, there’s a posse of new cowboys in town at Rodeo Hills.
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Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
This one is still his best, a slow-burn Western that stars Kurt Russell, Patrick Wilson, Matthew Fox, and Richard Jenkins as a posse of men who hunt a group of indigenous savages.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 7 May 2025
Sure, this group’s name is a punchline, lifted from a peewee soccer team that never won a game (the title doesn’t appear until the very end, immediately followed by a different name for this posse).
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
A lot of other people died, and no one — including Ellie — was in any kind of shape to form a posse.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 27 Apr. 2025
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Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
This one is still his best, a slow-burn Western that stars Kurt Russell, Patrick Wilson, Matthew Fox, and Richard Jenkins as a posse of men who hunt a group of indigenous savages.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 7 May 2025
Sure, this group’s name is a punchline, lifted from a peewee soccer team that never won a game (the title doesn’t appear until the very end, immediately followed by a different name for this posse).
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
A lot of other people died, and no one — including Ellie — was in any kind of shape to form a posse.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 27 Apr. 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 6 Jul. 2025.
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