Definition of troupenext
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 Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, and Emma Thompson were in the sketch-comedy troupe the Footlights. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 The documentary chronicles the women’s theater troupe that emerged in San Francisco in the 1970s and ‘80s. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026 In Afraid of Clowns, Frankie grows suspicious of Ringmaster Rollo and his troupe as their arrival in Redhaven (also the setting of Pumpkinhead) seems connected to a child who disappeared years earlier. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026 Her breakdancing and pop-and-lock dancing background also played a role throughout the show, as her moves alongside her all-male dancing troupe acted as an additional instrument. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for troupe
Recent Examples of Synonyms for troupe
Noun
  • College and university-based ensembles have had a few weeks to tune up and some ensembles are playing around with pop music and finding smaller (or larger) venues.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
  • After the last percussive hit, a drum stretched and warped to sound a bit like a robot powering down, comes an ensemble of bell tones, rising like mist at dawn.
    — Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 31 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Polish President Karol Nawrocki is focusing on negotiations with the United States over troop placement in his country, seeking the reassurance of an ally’s presence amid unprecedented instability and opposition from technocrats in Brussels.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Another aircraft carrier and thousands of additional troops are also on their way to the Middle East.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • By then Ono had signed on to the artificial intelligence company Axiom Math as its founding mathematician.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Unlike other blockbuster drugs, multiple companies introduced versions, which is both creating competition now and will likely lead to much lower prices in the 2030s when generics become available.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2026

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“Troupe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troupe. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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