as in entourages
a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person
a prince with a large following to do practically everything for him
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Recent Examples of followings
The nonconformists of the game have disappeared slowly, and many players seem to be more concerned about promoting their brands, improving their social-media followings or auditioning for a post-career job as a baseball analyst.
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Handy but Not Necessary Rice cookers have loyal followings, but Shannon argues that most home cooks can skip this single-use appliance.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
It’s been scary being a part of these franchises with big followings for such a long time.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Mar. 2026
Time magazine’s Nik Popli looked closely at how Talarico and Crockett were working to convert their online followings into votes and good news cycles.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Others have used their large followings to promote suspects or theories of the case not rooted in evidence.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
The brand also plans to partner with fashion schools and work with musicians with cult followings who speak directly to younger audiences.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 14 Feb. 2026
The players, who often have their own social media followings, serve as their own network for their sports.
—Jay Cohen, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
Such detailed military simulation games often garner small but loyal followings, and rarely break into the wider gaming community.
—Archie Clarke, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Handy but Not Necessary Rice cookers have loyal followings, but Shannon argues that most home cooks can skip this single-use appliance.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
It’s been scary being a part of these franchises with big followings for such a long time.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Mar. 2026
Time magazine’s Nik Popli looked closely at how Talarico and Crockett were working to convert their online followings into votes and good news cycles.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Others have used their large followings to promote suspects or theories of the case not rooted in evidence.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
The brand also plans to partner with fashion schools and work with musicians with cult followings who speak directly to younger audiences.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 14 Feb. 2026
The players, who often have their own social media followings, serve as their own network for their sports.
—Jay Cohen, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
Such detailed military simulation games often garner small but loyal followings, and rarely break into the wider gaming community.
—Archie Clarke, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for followings
entourages
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Sure, there were others — boyfriends came and went, entourages, too.—
Merle Ginsberg,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Jan. 2026
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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
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“Followings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/followings. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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