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 Real-Life Vince McMahon Confrontation Initially in a non-wrestling role as part of the Exposé dance troupe, her on-screen presence quickly gained massive popularity among WWE fans. Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025 The royal couple was transported to the senate in the grandest of royal ways: in a landau carriage escorted by a troupe from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Musical Ride in their bright red tunics. Simon Perry, People.com, 27 May 2025 On an empty soundstage, Fielder runs lines with a troupe of familiar faces, each actor playing the part of an airplane passenger ordering drinks. Scott Tobias, Vulture, 26 May 2025 This high-energy dance show features a fast-moving troupe of the dead thrillingly hoofing it to a pop-rock score. Matthew J. Palm, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for troupe
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Noun
  • From the start, Pygmalion’s musicians stood out, not so much for their pristine intonation and liquid legato—today’s early-music ensembles have transcended the scrawniness of yore—as for their vibrant phrasing, their bold colors, their air of spontaneous excitement.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
  • The film follows 13-year-old Karolína, a gifted novice singer, who is given the chance to become a member of a world-famous girls’ choir, taking her place alongside her older sister and her other rivals in the ensemble.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • The United States met all these objectives by December 31, 2001, without deploying tens of thousands of ground troops.
    David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • Advertisement The United States maintains tens of thousands of troops across the Middle East, including at permanent bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq, and the United Arab Emirates.
    Nik Popli, Time, 23 June 2025
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  • The company has partnered with Barco, a global leader in medical imaging displays, and Blackford Analysis, owned by Bayer, to enable cloud-native deployment of DL Precise across large systems and OEM platforms.
    Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • Its launch into Credo marks the brand’s first full-scale supplement roll out into retail, according to the company.
    Emily Burns, Footwear News, 23 June 2025

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“Troupe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troupe. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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