corteges

variants also cortèges
plural of cortege
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as in entourages
a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person the movie star's cortege included her hair stylist, makeup artist, personal assistant, and press agent

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as in processions
a body of individuals moving along in an orderly and often ceremonial way the funeral cortege of mourners stretched for three city blocks

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Noun
  • Fitting, since Jelly Roll has used the penthouse-level space to host interviews with media outlets including Entertainment Tonight and visiting musicians and their entourages.
    Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 14 July 2025
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  • There are open-air markets, concerts, children’s lantern processions, and a Thanksgiving-level emphasis on great food.
    Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Those include gatherings like funeral processions, picket lines that do not disrupt vehicle or foot traffic, educational activities and parades or public assemblies contained within corporate boundaries.
    Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Corteges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corteges. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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