as in clique
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially
a coterie of old friends who attend all of the home games of the high school basketball team
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Recent Examples of coterie
But in the coterie world of theater connoisseurs, Mays has earned a place among acting immortals.
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Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Hours after a protester was shot dead by federal agents in Minnesota, a coterie of tech CEOs arrived at the White House for a movie night, said Mike Isaac and Natallie Rocha in The New York Times.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 10 Feb. 2026
Last year, the Thom Browne coterie included Janelle Monáe, Angel Reese, Tramell Tillman, Lorde, and Walton Goggins.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2026
His belief that a conspiratorial coterie of people is manipulating American policy.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
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Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Hours after a protester was shot dead by federal agents in Minnesota, a coterie of tech CEOs arrived at the White House for a movie night, said Mike Isaac and Natallie Rocha in The New York Times.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 10 Feb. 2026
Last year, the Thom Browne coterie included Janelle Monáe, Angel Reese, Tramell Tillman, Lorde, and Walton Goggins.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2026
His belief that a conspiratorial coterie of people is manipulating American policy.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coterie
Noun
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In the post-colonial era, Arab dictators established secular laws, but these legal systems favored the ruling clique.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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Their parties became notorious even in my own cliques; my parents knew to expect at least a few dozen teenagers crashing their party, sucking down all the noodles, and sneaking beers in the canyon down below.—
Natasha Pickowicz,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
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The game was played in front of a sellout crowd of 41,628 that was decidedly pro-Mexico.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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For outdoor adventures, the Ulistac Natural Area and Guadalupe River Trail offer opportunities for walks, birdwatching, and biking that provide welcome breaks from stadium crowds.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Last month, the Cleveland Plain Dealer’s editor wrote that a recent job applicant withdrew from consideration for a reporting fellowship after discovering the position included filing notes to an AI writing tool instead of actually writing stories, touching off a heated debate in media circles.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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Necas collected the puck after a MacKinnon shot, and sent it to Brent Burns in the left circle.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
3 Mar. 2026
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Some tricks to slow down ripening and prevent bruising include separating bananas from the bunch, hanging them from a hook, and wrapping their stems in plastic wrap to prevent the release of ethylene gas.—
Heather Riske,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Mar. 2026
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Each team has to drag three giant snakes through a bunch of obstacles and then get a ball through a snake maze to win immunity.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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Scott, founder of payment system Paywaz, said they were drawn by the scale of opportunity in the US, especially for entrepreneurship, with greater capital, specialist talent, larger markets, and faster networks than in New Zealand.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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Soaring ratings transform him into an unlikely prophet for a network hungry for spectacle, in a world where outrage sells and attention is the ultimate currency.—
Cincinnati Enquirer,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Members of the community group Creek Team OC are calling the decision a huge victory.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The scientific community long assumed that to understand how lightning works, one needed a massive storm cloud.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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In both, Applegate’s characters — one a teenage girl trying to feed a pack of siblings, the other a middle-aged mother raising two sons — rise to the occasion, and do whatever is necessary to protect their families.—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2026
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Schultz stumbled out of the gate and was trying to catch the rest of the pack.—
Jonathan Carone,
Parents,
3 Mar. 2026
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This is the hilarious frogs-to-riches origin story of Jim Henson's beloved Muppet pals starring Kermit and the gang.—
Karen Cicero,
Parents,
5 Mar. 2026
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Gonzalez directed drug trafficking, violence and other criminal activities within 18th Street territory, including extortion and mediating gang disputes, according to the indictment.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Coterie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coterie. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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