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 ballet troupe’s 25th anniversary production follows Jack and Jill down a rabbit hole, through a cave of wonders and into Neverland, set upon music by Charlie Chaplin, Carl Davis, Carmen DeLeone and Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky.
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Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 22 Apr. 2026
The aerial dance troupe Bandaloop dangled from the side of Sacramento's Memorial Auditorium as part of this year's celebration.
—James Taylor, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Introduced through the Groundlings comedy troupe, the two immediately connected.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 19 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
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Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 22 Apr. 2026
The aerial dance troupe Bandaloop dangled from the side of Sacramento's Memorial Auditorium as part of this year's celebration.
—James Taylor, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Introduced through the Groundlings comedy troupe, the two immediately connected.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 19 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for troupe
Noun
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And, yes, though technically a Lady of London, Vandelli is in fact a man, the first in any of Bravo’s female-centric ensembles.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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Founded in 1985, this group of seven savvy string pluckers is the world’s first such assemblage and has been the inspiration for all manner of copycat ensembles ever since.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Tiki, brought home by our troops, is a uniquely American style of decadence.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Under the War Power Act, a president must receive congressional approval by day 60 of a war or begin removing troops.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
2 May 2026
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In 1984, Monsanto and six other chemical companies agreed to pay a $180 million settlement to Vietnam veterans who were exposed to the chemical herbicide Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Turner also oversaw the purchase of two motion-picture production companies, New Line Cinema and Castle Rock Entertainment, in 1993.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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“Troupe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troupe. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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