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 The late actress first met Reubens in the 1970s after joining the sketch comedy troupe the Groundlings, based in Los Angeles, where she was born and raised, per Extra. Escher Walcott, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025 But instead of the chilly AI and algorithms of Netflix, SNL uses the human curation of Michaels and his ever-evolving troupe of writers and performers to produce a weekly package of comedy content designed to attract the attention of millions of viewers. Josef Adalian, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025 Renaissance is staging its Milwaukee production in partnership with First Stage's Young Company, a troupe of advanced teen actors. Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2025 But the troupe—a ragtag team which also includes castmates Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts, plus the writer-musician Felix Hagan—carried on. Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for troupe
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Noun
  • Monaghan is part of the ensemble of HBO’s Lotus, one of the buzziest shows currently airing and streaming.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Accessories weren’t a major part of Underwood’s ensemble, favoring instead to keep her Jenny Packham-designed look the focal point of her attire.
    WWD Staff, WWD, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Early Thursday morning, a Russian assault group with no fewer than 25 vehicles and potentially hundreds of troops attacked positions manned by the Ukrainian army’s 24th Mechanized Brigade around Pokrovsk, a fortress city in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast, 40 miles southwest of Chasiv Yar.
    David Axe, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • British troops fought alongside the U.S. in Afghanistan and Iraq in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in the U.S., while French troops were deployed to Afghanistan.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Candidates whose scenarios highlighted risks common within the company helped expose vulnerabilities in existing systems.
    Karl Moore, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The announcement of the new Chinese company comes as Jia Zhangke‘s latest film, the Cannes 2024 Palme d’Or contender Caught By The Tides, gears up for its U.S. release in May 9, via Sideshow and Janus Films.
    Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025

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“Troupe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troupe. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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