as in entourages
a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person
a popular teen and his ever-present posse of pals
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Recent Examples of posses
In April, a jury convicted Wenger of conspiracy to distribute and posses with intent to distribute anabolic steroids and obstruction of justice.
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Tim Fang, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Tim Fang, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for posses
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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“Posses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posses. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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