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
Consider, however, Bond’s coterie of pals and enemies, like Miss Moneypenny, M, and Q, or even Ernst Blofeld and Dr. No.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
But there’s a larger coterie of tech world Trump supporters who are now working with the incoming administration, with varying degrees of formality.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2024
Silvers had founded The Review, in 1963, with a coterie of friends, including Lowell’s longtime wife, the redoubtable critic Elizabeth Hardwick.
—Negar Azimi, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
With Gracie Abrams On Tour This fantastical film strings together Mother Goose’s coterie (Little Bo Peep; Mary, Quite Contrary; Tom, the Piper’s Son) in a theatrical musical based on Victor Herbert’s operetta of the same name.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2024
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
But there’s a larger coterie of tech world Trump supporters who are now working with the incoming administration, with varying degrees of formality.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2024
Silvers had founded The Review, in 1963, with a coterie of friends, including Lowell’s longtime wife, the redoubtable critic Elizabeth Hardwick.
—Negar Azimi, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
With Gracie Abrams On Tour This fantastical film strings together Mother Goose’s coterie (Little Bo Peep; Mary, Quite Contrary; Tom, the Piper’s Son) in a theatrical musical based on Victor Herbert’s operetta of the same name.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coterie
Noun
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Image Another photo that appeared inside depicted a large crowd gathered around the smoldering debris.—
John Otis,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Maybe the Birmingham crowd was just really living in the moment, because there aren’t too many videos of the screen during this stop’s Apple dance.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
3 May 2025
Noun
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Brad Pitt is zooming around in a race car, a new karate kid makes his debut (with help from the old one), a bunch of rampaging dinosaurs return, and Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan are acting freaky once more.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Williams, who owned a 2.12 ERA in four career starts against the Twins, struggled to throw strikes against a patient Twins bunch.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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There were no small dinners for the team’s different cliques, only large team dinners every night.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Gossip that singles out specific employees or fosters cliques can undermine psychological safety and erode team cohesion.—
Toyna Chin,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Yet, there are widespread concerns that if they are enacted, Trump’s latest moves have the potential to upend and potentially decimate a global film business that relies on a network of international incentives and foreign locations to make movies.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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How To Watch The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 2 The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 2 is airing on AMC and the network’s streaming service AMC+.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
Noun
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The couple, beloved in their community of Santa Fe, New Mexico, were found dead in their home Feb. 26.—
Caren Bohan,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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But being involved in the community also has informed changes.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
Noun
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In their current iteration, men’s circles and similar programs typically attract men in midlife.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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West Side On a map, Antigua vaguely resembles an oblong circle, its jagged coastline interrupted by bays, peninsulas, and tiny inlets that hide each of its 365 beaches.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2025
Noun
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Or maybe Apple could revive its excellent MagSafe battery pack, which was retired when Apple switched from Lightning to USB-C connector on the iPhone.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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This kit comes with a pack of four super durable and versatile AirTag cases.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Abrego Garcia denies being a gang member and has no criminal convictions.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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The Trump administration has increased enforcement actions targeting violent MS-13 or Tren de Aragua gang members who have entered the country illegally.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
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“Coterie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coterie. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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