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 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.
—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
Irish dance troupes jumped and twisted every few hundred feet while bands armed with drums and bagpipes played plied their trade.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 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
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
Irish dance troupes jumped and twisted every few hundred feet while bands armed with drums and bagpipes played plied their trade.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 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
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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
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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
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Officials at the Air Resources Board then spent the last several months drafting and revising the plan voted on this week, which received considerable feedback from oil and gas companies, environmental groups, lobbyists and lawmakers all jockeying for different priorities.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The program currently requires companies to submit a plan to the EPA outlining safety precautions, hazard assessments in the case of an accidental release and emergency response steps.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
30 May 2026
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“Troupes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troupes. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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