as in entourage
a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person
a campaign bus carrying the candidate, her retinue, and a gaggle of reporters and bloggers
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Recent Examples of retinue
In a sign that Pahlavi and his retinue take the regime threat seriously, on Monday French police made all journalists arrive an hour early and leave their bags in a courtyard for 10 minutes for investigation by a sniffer dog.
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Alexander Smith, NBC news, 25 June 2025
They’re supported and sometimes antagonized by a colorful retinue of women, and each actor in the six-woman cast steps forward to steal at least one scene.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 2 June 2025
Every major galaxy like the Milky Way has a retinue of smaller dwarf galaxies orbiting it.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 20 May 2025
In Saudi Arabia, major royals have retinues and security details.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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Alexander Smith, NBC news, 25 June 2025
They’re supported and sometimes antagonized by a colorful retinue of women, and each actor in the six-woman cast steps forward to steal at least one scene.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 2 June 2025
Every major galaxy like the Milky Way has a retinue of smaller dwarf galaxies orbiting it.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 20 May 2025
In Saudi Arabia, major royals have retinues and security details.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retinue
entourage
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Supporting star Jason Momoa walked the red carpet in a striking pink suit prior to the screening but snuck out with his entourage before the film played.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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This quiz will dive into Neptune’s entourage and the strange dynamics of its outer world.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Retinue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retinue. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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