as in troops
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 troupes
Throngs of people gather to watch troupes perform ballet over the hum of violin strings, twirl to Hindi music in traditional Indian dress, and even stomp to heavy metal.
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Cameron Pugh,
Christian Science Monitor,
24 June 2026
There will be bands performing traditional and contemporary Greek music and youth dance troupes in traditional folk costumes along with a kids fun zone, church tours and vendor shopping.
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Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
The entire thing is a beautifully chaotic blank canvas for Sacramento’s music community to collaborate and mishmash within itself, to forge a platoon of one-off troupes and ramshackle supergroups — check out some prior videos on the event’s Instagram.
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Aaron Davis,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
Today, seven all-female troupes ride among some 300 male ones.
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Kamala Thiagarajan,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2026
The music is built around three types of drums — chico, repique and piano — and reaches its peak during carnival each February, when dozens of musical troupes called comparsas parade through the streets.
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ABC News,
19 Apr. 2026
Most weeks at the theater troupes hail from Connecticut, New York and around New England.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
23 Mar. 2026
While Timothée Chalamet has been met with tomatoes over his dismissive comments about live performance, several troupes are extending an olive branch.
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Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2026
Some hosted visiting lecturers or troupes putting on plays.
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Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
Cameron Pugh,
Christian Science Monitor,
24 June 2026
There will be bands performing traditional and contemporary Greek music and youth dance troupes in traditional folk costumes along with a kids fun zone, church tours and vendor shopping.
—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
The entire thing is a beautifully chaotic blank canvas for Sacramento’s music community to collaborate and mishmash within itself, to forge a platoon of one-off troupes and ramshackle supergroups — check out some prior videos on the event’s Instagram.
—
Aaron Davis,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
Today, seven all-female troupes ride among some 300 male ones.
—
Kamala Thiagarajan,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2026
The music is built around three types of drums — chico, repique and piano — and reaches its peak during carnival each February, when dozens of musical troupes called comparsas parade through the streets.
—
ABC News,
19 Apr. 2026
Most weeks at the theater troupes hail from Connecticut, New York and around New England.
—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
23 Mar. 2026
While Timothée Chalamet has been met with tomatoes over his dismissive comments about live performance, several troupes are extending an olive branch.
—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2026
Some hosted visiting lecturers or troupes putting on plays.
—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for troupes
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And in Lebanon, Israeli forces attacked a southern town, after Israel agreed to withdraw some troops from the area.
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The area is outside the security zone shown on a map published by Israel of the territory its troops will continue to control.
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Mythos 5 access will be restored to around 100 organizations that include government agencies and private companies, according to people familiar with the matter.
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One of the options presented must be placing a premium on companies with at least 250 employees, who don’t offer health coverage, to offset the cost to taxpayers for having their workers enrolled in Medi-Cal, according to the deal.
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