as in entourage
a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person
a campaign bus carrying the candidate, her retinue, and a gaggle of reporters and bloggers
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Recent Examples of retinue
He’s decided to reverse course and attend, dragging Ron, his publicist Liz (Laura Dern), and a retinue of assistants and stylists along with him to Europe.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
Although Marie Antoinette was guillotined in 1793, Debauve survived the revolution—one of the few members of the royal retinue not condemned to death.
—Aleksandra Crapanzano, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
Serving Royalty In Geneva And Paris Boutiques Serving captains of industry, discerning collectors as well as members of European royal families and their retinues, Golay Fils & Stahl received a warrant as the official jeweler to the royal family of Romania at the turn of the 20th century.
—Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Planetary scientists studying our own solar system haven’t fared much better because more than four and a half billion years lie between them and the birth of our own star and its retinue of worlds.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 15 July 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
Although Marie Antoinette was guillotined in 1793, Debauve survived the revolution—one of the few members of the royal retinue not condemned to death.
—Aleksandra Crapanzano, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
Serving Royalty In Geneva And Paris Boutiques Serving captains of industry, discerning collectors as well as members of European royal families and their retinues, Golay Fils & Stahl received a warrant as the official jeweler to the royal family of Romania at the turn of the 20th century.
—Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Planetary scientists studying our own solar system haven’t fared much better because more than four and a half billion years lie between them and the birth of our own star and its retinue of worlds.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retinue
entourage
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He could be spotted playing pick-up basketball, attending local high school games, or just hanging out with his entourage at the Rock ‘N’ Roll McDonald’s.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2026
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Baelor’s brother Maekar Targaryen (Sam Spruell), the fourth son of King Daeron, is also among the Targaryen entourage that arrives in Ashford.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Retinue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retinue. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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