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Recent Examples of posse
And for wine enthusiasts, there’s a posse of new cowboys in town at Rodeo Hills.
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Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
This one is still his best, a slow-burn Western that stars Kurt Russell, Patrick Wilson, Matthew Fox, and Richard Jenkins as a posse of men who hunt a group of indigenous savages.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 7 May 2025
Sure, this group’s name is a punchline, lifted from a peewee soccer team that never won a game (the title doesn’t appear until the very end, immediately followed by a different name for this posse).
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
A lot of other people died, and no one — including Ellie — was in any kind of shape to form a posse.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 27 Apr. 2025
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Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
This one is still his best, a slow-burn Western that stars Kurt Russell, Patrick Wilson, Matthew Fox, and Richard Jenkins as a posse of men who hunt a group of indigenous savages.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 7 May 2025
Sure, this group’s name is a punchline, lifted from a peewee soccer team that never won a game (the title doesn’t appear until the very end, immediately followed by a different name for this posse).
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
A lot of other people died, and no one — including Ellie — was in any kind of shape to form a posse.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for posse
Noun
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If found guilty in what has already been a sordid trial after just one week and amid rumors of his entourage angling for a pardon from Donald Trump, the 55-year-old Diddy likely faces life behind bars.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
20 May 2025
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Several members of the singer's entourage and Brown's 11:11 tour promoter, Live Nation, are also being sued.—
Alex Heigl,
People.com,
16 May 2025
Noun
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That project, which sounds something like Marilyn Manson gone R&B, featured a crew of top-tier musicians kitted out like the undead.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
8 June 2025
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The crew of four will spend two weeks on the ISS, conducting science, education and commercial activities.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
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“Posse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posse. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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