entourages

noun

plural of entourage
as in suites
a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person the gaggle of hangers-on that passes for the rock star's entourage

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Recent Examples of entourages The bout was a big draw for glitterati, gangs and their entourages -- particularly from Southern California. — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026 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 At a prematch press conference to preview Sunday’s away trip to Real Sociedad, furious Flick sent a warning to La Masia youngsters and their entourages. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026 Loro Piana created the attire that Team Europe athletes and their entourages wore during all official events, both on and off the course. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025 Fitting, since Jelly Roll has used the penthouse-level space to host interviews with media outlets including Entertainment Tonight and visiting musicians and their entourages. — Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 14 July 2025 In 2016, reports emerged of an onstage scuffle between their entourages during a festival performance in Louisville, Kentucky. — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entourages
  1. suites
  2. staffs
  3. crews
  4. retinues
  5. posses
  6. followings
Noun
  • The rooms Villa Dubrovnik is home to 55 rooms, including six signature suites and two residences.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Located off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, the island offers nearly 15,000 square feet of buildings, including six bungalows and nine suites.
    — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of suites
Noun
  • In Dolphins @ Raiders, new coaching staffs bring Miami's aggressive 4-3 D-line against Kirk Cousins' pocket needs, contrasting with the Raiders' transitioning 3-4.
    — Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Significant layoffs by companies in Silicon Valley and San Francisco played a role in the reversal in the rankings, with New York companies in the finance and AI sectors bulking up their staffs.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of staffs
Noun
  • Since then, crews have worked around the clock to get neighborhoods back up and running.
    — Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Perhaps not coincidentally, the Royals broadcast team dropped in Awful Announcing’s ranking of the 30 MLB television crews.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of crews
Noun
  • Tennis players are essentially their own small business, with ever-expanding retinues—not just agents, managers, coaches, and trainers, but dietary advisers and sports psychologists to tune up their bodies and minds.
    — Josh Levin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
  • Serving Royalty In Geneva And Paris Boutiques Serving captains of industry, discerning collectors as well as members of European royal families and their retinues, Golay Fils & Stahl received a warrant as the official jeweler to the royal family of Romania at the turn of the 20th century.
    — Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Definition of retinues
Noun
  • The fact that there isn’t any adult supervision in the form of a driver has led to plenty of debaucherous behavior, from incessant smoking and adult activities to posses of teens hanging out of the windows of moving Waymos.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 8 July 2026
  • Apocalypse movies are breeding grounds for unlikely posses, and this Australian zom-com from writer-director Abe Forsythe is no exception.
    — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026
Definition of posses
Noun
  • Creators can only secure such deals after building large followings, but those followings often consist of people who see them as trustworthy individuals with beliefs similar to their own.
    — Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 21 Aug. 2026
  • While countless influencers offer tips for growing online audiences, little training exists for how to actually deal with managing the stress of having large followings.
    — Julianna Pillemer, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of followings

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