corteges

noun

variants also cortèges
plural of cortege
1
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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  1. entourages
  2. processions
  3. parades
Noun
  • Long before private jets and sprawling entourages became standard for global superstars, Starr and his bandmates — Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison — were simply four young men navigating fame together, suitcase by suitcase.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Sure, there were others — boyfriends came and went, entourages, too.
    — Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
Definition of entourages
Noun
  • Local processions also take place in Twelver Shiʿah communities around the world for those who cannot make the pilgrimage in Iraq.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 July 2026
  • Funeral processions for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei began today in the Iraqi city of Najaf, with thousands of mourners present.
    — Jamie Gray, NBC news, 9 July 2026
Definition of processions
Noun
  • Another term for a certain kind of planetary alignment, planet parades are what happens when planets line up along the ecliptic in a straight line and appear to us on Earth to be marching across the night sky, according to NASA.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 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
Definition of parades
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