coteries

noun

plural of coterie
as in cliques
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 Synonyms for coteries
  1. cliques
  2. communities
  3. networks
  4. circles
  5. crowds
  6. packs
  7. clans
  8. gangs
Noun
  • So the players will get a day off to cool down but have to spend the night at the pub quiz in teams of Ted’s choosing, never mind the cliques.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Amid the crushes, cliques, and teenage angst, two sisters set out to define themselves on their own terms.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of cliques
Noun
  • Online networks’ native agents were bringing more adaptive systems to a changing art world, using tactics celebrated in their own communities but until recently taboo in the towers of high culture.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The new 3rd District brings together Sacramento suburbs and rural communities in Nevada, El Dorado and Placer counties.
    — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of communities
Noun
  • Four people with knowledge of the matter, including a diplomatic source, told Reuters that the TPLF had ordered both companies to shut down the networks.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The other four networks in the pool, including ABC News, Fox News, CBS News and NBC News, suspended their participation in protest of the ban.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of networks
Noun
  • Ping Ping, the male, has dark black circles around his eyes, while Fu Shuang, the female, has a forehead that protrudes a bit, according to the Xinhua News Agency.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Gently scrub the area in small circles to help lift any oily or pigmented residue.
    — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of circles
Noun
  • Faraway Sag Harbor began welcoming guests in June 2026, just in time for peak Hamptons crowds.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
  • As the November election draws closer, Democratic candidates are attracting impressive crowds.
    — Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of crowds
Noun
  • The premium hardware and 500D nylon build offer IPX4 splash protection and rugged longevity without relying on the loud, militaristic styling that makes other tactical packs look out of place in a professional office.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
  • According to The Globe and Mail, free packs of tissues branded with Bareilles’s name were handed out earlier this month at a Toronto show.
    — Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of packs
Noun
  • Ali Mahmoud Ali, the group's Sudan analyst, said that the latest clashes risk bringing in more Nuba clans into the fight and could increase divisions across South Kordofan, where communities are facing an already dire humanitarian situation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • All Palestinian clans and families in Gaza would also be a target for disarmament, which would have an impact on the future of Hamas and Palestinian armed struggle.
    — Mkhaimar Abusada, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of clans
Noun
  • Shifting international conversation The new commitments come as some Haitian observers try to shift the conversation around the crisis beyond suppressing armed gangs to other challenges.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The previous investigations were stalled because Haitian judges kept resigning from the case, fearing for their lives, and gangs seized control of the downtown Port-au-Prince courthouse where the judges were interrogating suspects.
    — EVENS SANON, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of gangs
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“Coteries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coteries. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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