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
Harder to classify is the latest from the edgiest troupe in town, Ochre House Theater, where company members write all of the group’s material.
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Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
O'Hara ultimately joined the Second City cast six months later after Gilda Radner departed the troupe to join Saturday Night Live in 1975.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
Born in Toronto, O'Hara cut her teeth as part of the improv troupe, Second City, which opened an outpost in her hometown.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
O'Hara began her career in improv writing and performing with the famous Second City troupe in Toronto, SCTV, alongside other luminaries like John Candy and Gilda Radner.
—Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 30 Jan. 2026
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Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
O'Hara ultimately joined the Second City cast six months later after Gilda Radner departed the troupe to join Saturday Night Live in 1975.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
Born in Toronto, O'Hara cut her teeth as part of the improv troupe, Second City, which opened an outpost in her hometown.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
O'Hara began her career in improv writing and performing with the famous Second City troupe in Toronto, SCTV, alongside other luminaries like John Candy and Gilda Radner.
—Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for troupe
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The story, which blends history and imagination, unfolds through an ensemble of characters – living and dead, historical and invented – to explore themes of love, empathy, and the human capacity for connection in the face of unimaginable grief.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
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Both are apt choices for brightening your everyday ensembles and signaling to passerby your globetrotting tendencies.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Militants have carried out shooting attacks on troops, and Israel says its strikes are in response to that and other violations.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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So if Russian troops enter Lithuania, God bless you, just like example, or another country on NATO’s eastern flank, what will the allies hear then?—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Feb. 2026
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Estée Lauder is suing Walmart in federal court alleging that the retailer sold counterfeit versions of the cosmetic company's fragrance and skin care products in its online store.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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The data center will match 100 percent of its electricity use with clean energy, according to the company.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Troupe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troupe. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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