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
Michelle Yeoh Michelle Yeoh was one in a coterie of names wearing Giorgio Armani Privé at the event.
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Mikelle Street, WWD, 23 Feb. 2025
With trillions of dollars there for the taking, investments are being made by the same small coterie of companies and people that now controls the entire federal government.
—Kara Swisher, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2025
Consider, however, Bond’s coterie of pals and enemies, like Miss Moneypenny, M, and Q, or even Ernst Blofeld and Dr. No.
—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
See All Example Sentences for coterie
Mikelle Street, WWD, 23 Feb. 2025
With trillions of dollars there for the taking, investments are being made by the same small coterie of companies and people that now controls the entire federal government.
—Kara Swisher, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2025
Consider, however, Bond’s coterie of pals and enemies, like Miss Moneypenny, M, and Q, or even Ernst Blofeld and Dr. No.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coterie
Noun
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The Ronna’s Hut owner is gearing up for a much bigger crowd on June 7 because word of mouth for some reason is strong, with thousands of comments left on the festival’s social media.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2025
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In April, a 30-year-old man sped an SUV down a closed street into a crowd of people attending a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver, Canada, killing 11.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
27 May 2025
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There’s not an obvious dud — the M:I equivalent of Kingdom of the Crystal Skull — in the bunch.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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Carell’s performance is the broadest of the bunch, but his character is also the most desperate.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 May 2025
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The majority of them belong to the it-girl clique of Tiffany Falconer (Fina Strazza), the popular girl with a penchant for bullying Lori about her mother's reputation.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
23 May 2025
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Following in the footsteps of Brooklyn crew the Troopers and Upper West Side clique SweepersENT, the new sound is darker than the party drill wave of the last few years.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
22 May 2025
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One such feature is the dark lunar maria (Latin for 'seas'), formed when molten lava flooded a network of impact basins that scarred the moon's surface billions of years ago.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
29 May 2025
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Authorities had uncovered a nationwide network of fixers who conspired to influence hundreds of college basketball games over a five-year period.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Ethan Suarez’s clinic has been on the frontlines of Central Florida’s HIV battle, offering free rapid tests at community events and health fairs so people can know their status.—
Skyler Swisher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2025
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The two-hour session was attended by more than 50 community participants, and much of the discussion centered on how an LVT could be used to counter the city’s pernicious problem of vacant and undeveloped properties.—
Daniel Brennan,
Baltimore Sun,
27 May 2025
Noun
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This is incredibly damaging to career prospects and, given how little knowledge exists in mainstream medical and occupational health circles, can feel confusing and frightening for those who don’t know where to turn for advice.—
Nancy Doyle,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Yao is tough in the circle, with a 3.12 ERA and 102 strikeouts in 98 2/3 innings.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
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The new packs, spotted in Shasta, Tehama and Lassen counties, bring the total in the state to 10, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said Tuesday.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2025
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Meanwhile, there are Black folks serving life for stealing a pack of gum.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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Every Dawson's Creek fan remembers when most of the gang spent spring break at Aunt Gwen's (Julie Bowen) mountainside home, a.k.a.—
Breanne L. Heldman,
EW.com,
24 May 2025
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Cue a slapdash kidnapping and a quest to verify his identity prior to burying him alive, which brings together a rag-tag gang—a bookshop owner, a photographer, her ex, and a bride-to-be—all of whom suffered at the same man’s hands and have their own notions of justice.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
23 May 2025
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“Coterie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coterie. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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