Thesaurus results for CORTEGE

cortege

noun

kȯr-ˈtezh

variants also cortège

Definition of cortege

as in entourage

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 procession

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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Recent Examples of cortege The cortege paused at a bridge named after the band Osbourne helped found nearly six decades ago. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 31 July 2025 The funeral cortege carried a purple floral arrangement that spelled out the Grammy winner’s name on either side, topped off by a purple and black cross. — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 30 July 2025 Christopher Furlong/Christopher Furlong Fans hold up flowers and mobile phones prior to Ozzy Osbourne's funeral cortege traveling through his home city of Birmingham on July 30, 2025 in Birmingham, England. — Amanda Castro hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025 The stream is expected to begin once the cortege reaches the Black Sabbath Bench. — Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for cortege

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Noun

When the doors swung open, in walked Recep Tayyip Erdogan, early in his presidency of Turkey, with a vast entourage and film crew.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 9 July 2026
Gabriella paid off most of his entourage to leave him and the band alone and is now basically his own private Joe Jackson, pressuring him to record nonstop.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 6 July 2026

Definition of entourage

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The funeral events – especially Monday’s procession through Tehran – were highly emotional affairs.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
In Houston, thousands of Dutch supporters marched through the heat in a river of orange on the Oranje Fanwalk, joined by almost anyone willing to enter the procession.

— Julia Dhar, Time, 11 July 2026

Definition of procession

Noun

But no matter who claims the victory, the kids get to keep their World Cup gear, and a one-in-a-million opportunity to watch the match after their parade out with the players.

— Delia Rose Sauer, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026
This year features events spanning historical reenactments, fairs and parades — and a few reached capacity months ago.

— Jen Rose Smith, CNN Money, 10 July 2026

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