Thesaurus results for TROUPES

troupes

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of troupes 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 More than 20 parade entries representing local community groups, Asian cultural institutions, schools and performance troupes marched down the corridor in a vibrant display of music, movement and heritage. —

Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for troupes

Noun

Surrounded by some of the state capital’s oldest buildings, the Green is where troops once assembled during the American Revolution and where suffragettes campaigned for women’s rights.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
According to the Museum, more than 150,000 troops participated in the invasion, one of the largest amphibious military operations in history and a pivotal step toward the liberation of Western Europe.

— Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2026