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also cortège
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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.
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 31 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 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
Osbourne will be laid to rest in his hometown of Birmingham, England, where his funeral cortege is expected to drive through the city centre.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 31 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 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
Osbourne will be laid to rest in his hometown of Birmingham, England, where his funeral cortege is expected to drive through the city centre.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cortege
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Supporting star Jason Momoa walked the red carpet in a striking pink suit prior to the screening but snuck out with his entourage before the film played.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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This quiz will dive into Neptune’s entourage and the strange dynamics of its outer world.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Before their procession Saturday, the pilgrims gathered for a Mass in the Gesù church held by a senior Italian bishop, Francesco Savino.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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The vision of Buckley as its leader that emerges from his narrative is one not of a commanding general but of a baton twirler at the head of a long procession.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Cortege.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cortege. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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