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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Cash conferred with members of his entourage and his wife and costar, June Carter Cash, across a long table as roadies readied the stage and the Carter Family, the Statler Brothers, and the rockabilly singer Carl Perkins prepared for their sets.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
Emma’s entourage gathered for the bride to make her big reveal in her wedding gown.

— Shelby Wax, Vogue, 26 July 2026

Definition of entourage

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Rather than a celebration, the film plays more like a funeral procession, or perhaps a bedside vigil for a man who has, indeed, seemingly sacrificed his life in pursuit of his art.

— Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
On Saturday, members of multiple North Texas Jeep clubs are expected to line part of Gonzales' funeral procession route near Prestonwood Baptist Church.

— Erin Jones, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of procession

Noun

With two eclipses and a parade of planets changing signs, the cosmos is bringing more than enough intrigue to keep the drama alive and breathing.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
Despite having roughly 850 law enforcement officers along the parade route and at the rally, shots rang out as people were beginning to leave.

— Laura Bauer July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

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