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
Many reported that decisions appeared to have been made automatically, with little evidence of meaningful human review, even on appeals involving longstanding accounts with large followings.
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Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
23 June 2026
The two original and digital-native films shocked the industry by keeping a weeks-long grip on the box office, largely by attracting Gen Z audiences who were familiar with the 20-something directors from their followings on YouTube.
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Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
The best scent picks at Dollar General Dollar General’s fragrance aisle leans into recognizable drugstore favorites, including Body Fantasies and Bodycology brands that have built loyal followings thanks to their sweet, wearable scent profiles.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
While superstars like Messi already have massive followings, the tournament's true social media winners are often those who start with little international fame.
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Clemente Lisi,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Influencers, people with large online followings, played a significant role in boosting both Democratic candidate Xavier Becerra and his rival Tom Steyer in the governor’s race leading up to the June 2 primary.
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Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
The incredible supporting cast is made up entirely of old-hand character actors, promising but underknown newcomers, and comedy- or comedy-adjacent figures with passionate niche followings and Gumby-esque limbs.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
Its star players gained new name recognition and social media followings.
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Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
Zines have historically found followings within different subcultures.
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Rachel Schneider,
The Conversation,
17 June 2026
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
23 June 2026
The two original and digital-native films shocked the industry by keeping a weeks-long grip on the box office, largely by attracting Gen Z audiences who were familiar with the 20-something directors from their followings on YouTube.
—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
The best scent picks at Dollar General Dollar General’s fragrance aisle leans into recognizable drugstore favorites, including Body Fantasies and Bodycology brands that have built loyal followings thanks to their sweet, wearable scent profiles.
—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
While superstars like Messi already have massive followings, the tournament's true social media winners are often those who start with little international fame.
—
Clemente Lisi,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Influencers, people with large online followings, played a significant role in boosting both Democratic candidate Xavier Becerra and his rival Tom Steyer in the governor’s race leading up to the June 2 primary.
—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
The incredible supporting cast is made up entirely of old-hand character actors, promising but underknown newcomers, and comedy- or comedy-adjacent figures with passionate niche followings and Gumby-esque limbs.
—
Kathryn Vanarendonk,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
Its star players gained new name recognition and social media followings.
—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
Zines have historically found followings within different subcultures.
—
Rachel Schneider,
The Conversation,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for followings
entourages
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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.
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Sure, there were others — boyfriends came and went, entourages, too.
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