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Recent Examples of posse
The plucky little superdog drags Superman to the Fortress of Solitude, where he is treated by a posse of robots.
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ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
There’s another practical roadblock: The U.S. is led by a billionaire president who has surrounded himself with a posse of billionaires, all of whom are likely to oppose wealth tax proposals.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
But as written and directed by Joel Souza, the tale the film is telling comes down to Rust and Lucas stopping at one place and then another, never settling in long enough to have those places mean much; the posse will then show up at those same settings.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 May 2025
At Christiana, in Lancaster County, the posse was confronted by the fugitives themselves, backed by an armed resistance led by other African Americans.
—Matthew Karp, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
There’s another practical roadblock: The U.S. is led by a billionaire president who has surrounded himself with a posse of billionaires, all of whom are likely to oppose wealth tax proposals.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
But as written and directed by Joel Souza, the tale the film is telling comes down to Rust and Lucas stopping at one place and then another, never settling in long enough to have those places mean much; the posse will then show up at those same settings.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 May 2025
At Christiana, in Lancaster County, the posse was confronted by the fugitives themselves, backed by an armed resistance led by other African Americans.
—Matthew Karp, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for posse
Noun
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Supporting star Jason Momoa walked the red carpet in a striking pink suit prior to the screening but snuck out with his entourage before the film played.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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This quiz will dive into Neptune’s entourage and the strange dynamics of its outer world.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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To counter the explosive projectiles, Russian tank crews began mounting homemade cages above their turrets to cushion the tanks from blasts.—
Marco Hernandez,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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By Sunday evening, the fire crew managed to contain 14% of this wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Posse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posse. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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