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also cortège
1
as in entourage
a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person
the movie star's cortege included her hair stylist, makeup artist, personal assistant, and press agent
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as in procession
a body of individuals moving along in an orderly and often ceremonial way
the funeral cortege of mourners stretched for three city blocks
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After a private funeral, the cortege passed slowly through the seaside town where O'Connor had lived.
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Harold Maass, The Week, 9 Aug. 2023
The monarch’s first funerary rites took place in the historic Scottish capital, and thousands lined the rainy route of her cortege to pay respects.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
The sight of the cortege accompanied by massed pipes and drums making its slow march through hedged lanes marked a sharp contrast to the earlier procession through the streets of London past some of the capital's most famous landmarks.
—Joanna Sugden, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2022
At the time of Mr. Croft’s funeral in 1930, dozens of pearlies from across London joined the cortege to honor him, decked out in their buttoned glory.
—Megan Specia, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2023
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Harold Maass, The Week, 9 Aug. 2023
The monarch’s first funerary rites took place in the historic Scottish capital, and thousands lined the rainy route of her cortege to pay respects.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
The sight of the cortege accompanied by massed pipes and drums making its slow march through hedged lanes marked a sharp contrast to the earlier procession through the streets of London past some of the capital's most famous landmarks.
—Joanna Sugden, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2022
At the time of Mr. Croft’s funeral in 1930, dozens of pearlies from across London joined the cortege to honor him, decked out in their buttoned glory.
—Megan Specia, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2023
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“Cortege.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cortege. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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