troupes

plural of troupe
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 The dance is also well known in neighboring Singapore, thanks to visits by troupes from Java in the 1940s. H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 7 Aug. 2026 The dancers move without much regard for the audience, and the performances can, at times, seem to be more for González’s troupes than the people watching them. Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The celebrated musicians, the eclectic writers, the artist troupes, the lumberjacks, the magicians. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026 American patriotism; native, Spanish and Mexican roots On a Sunday afternoon in early May, troupes of dancers in San Elizario, Texas, turned the town plaza into a stage for a reenactment of 500 years of borderlands history. Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 28 June 2026 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. 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
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  • Although Ukraine first warned that North Korean troops were using attack drones on their territory last October, this is the first indication the new wave of troops will have this capability.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Some still laden with weapons, the ships belonged to Nazi Germany's Black Sea fleet that was deliberately sunk near the end of the war as German troops retreated from Romania and Soviet forces advanced deeper into Europe.
    CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
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  • Britain’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has written to energy companies with advice in response to the attack.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Making sure robotics companies have access to capital and encouraging adoption of American robotics technology, because robots get better by doing real production work at scale.
    John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

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“Troupes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troupes. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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