troupe

as in ensemble
an organized group of stage performers I desperately want to join our regional theater's acting troupe and perhaps get a lead role

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Recent Examples of troupe The cast includes Brandon Armstrong, Alan Bersten, Val Chmerkovskiy, Jenna Johnson, Daniella Karagach, Pasha Pashkov, Emma Slater, Ezra Sosa, Britt Stewart and troupe member Hailey Bills. Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025 Her aunt and fellow troupe member, Lloyda Ontiveros, chatted about her Samoan heritage and her art as the group cooled off in the shade following a mid-morning performance. Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025 While docked in Florida, the troupe encounters trouble in the form of psychotic Twisty the Clown (John Carroll Lynch), a deranged murderer with a taste for sideshow carnage. Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025 And the troupe are 10 very talented Swiss Army knife actors that can play anything. Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for troupe
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Noun
  • The couple stepped out in matching ensembles.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The exhibit is the first comprehensive exploration of Katz’s collaborations with choreographers, dancers and members of avant-garde theater ensembles over six decades, showcasing rare archival materials, major sets and paintings and previously unexhibited sketches.
    La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In an escalation of hostilities against Venezuela, the Department of Defense has recently moved some ten thousand troops into the region, mostly to former military bases in Puerto Rico.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Last year, the federal government sent hundreds of troops to Michoacan to protect lime growers complaining of extortion threats.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Ingraham was additionally designated as the future chair of the company's compensation committee, which could give her a key role in determining the compensation of officers and directors.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Moog’s lightweight turret, with its focus on mobility, commonality, and rapid adaptability, positions the company as a key contributor to that evolving vision for next-generation air defense.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2025

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