as in crowd
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially
a coterie of old friends who attend all of the home games of the high school basketball team
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Recent Examples of coterie
To do so, court records reveal, the insurers have turned to a coterie of psychiatrists and have continued relying on them even after one or more of their decisions have been criticized or overturned in court.
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Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2024
But the coterie of lawyers representing the states and research institutions argued to the judge that the direct and indirect costs are often intertwined.
—Zach Montague, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The Miami event invitation said the summit would bring together a coterie of more than 250 high-net-worth individuals, family offices, members of Middle East royalty, and others, representing more than $1 trillion in investable assets.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
Behind them is a coterie of billionaires pushing for more oligarchic control of America (among them, Peter Thiel, Blake Masters, tech entrepreneur David Sacks, Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale, Palantir adviser Jacob Helberg, and Sequoia Capital’s Doug Leone).
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 29 Jan. 2025
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Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2024
But the coterie of lawyers representing the states and research institutions argued to the judge that the direct and indirect costs are often intertwined.
—Zach Montague, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The Miami event invitation said the summit would bring together a coterie of more than 250 high-net-worth individuals, family offices, members of Middle East royalty, and others, representing more than $1 trillion in investable assets.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
Behind them is a coterie of billionaires pushing for more oligarchic control of America (among them, Peter Thiel, Blake Masters, tech entrepreneur David Sacks, Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale, Palantir adviser Jacob Helberg, and Sequoia Capital’s Doug Leone).
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coterie
Noun
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Back inside the main party space, a crowd formed not far from the entrance.—
Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Mar. 2025
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In December, a car crashed into a crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, west of Berlin, that resulted in five deaths and left more than 200 people injured.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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The series is about two sisters, but for the first half of the season, even by splitting the narrative into a bunch of flashbacks, Long Bright River can’t find a way to make that relationship rise to the surface.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Mar. 2025
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Setting up a solar mirror has to be -- and in real life absolutely would be -- as interesting as fighting a bunch of orcs in a room.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Last year, Lohan, Chabert and Amanda Seyfried, who rounded out the Plastics clique as Karen Smith in the original movie, reprised their characters for a Walmart Black Friday ad.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
21 Nov. 2024
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Written and directed by Alex Russell, Lurker follows retail employee Matthew (Pellerin), who infiltrates the clique of a rising musician, Oliver (Madekwe).—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
28 Jan. 2025
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Fox Sports owns half of the league, and Birmingham finished as one of the top viewership markets on the network last season.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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The company and Trump’s team have confirmed that that have been in settlement talks, sparking worries that the network would deliver a payout to the president to try to ease the way for the merger’s completion.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
6 Mar. 2025
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Maternal care deserts increase risk for women, babies North Shore, which has been a lifeline for surrounding communities for more than 70 years, has seen trouble brewing for months.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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Land & Life has prioritized human and wildlife well-being since its inception, proving that conservation and community empowerment can go hand in hand.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This tablet has full Google Gemini integration, including the very useful circle to search.—
Ben Sin,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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On policy, Democrats are beginning to come together around at least one major issue likely to drive future campaign discourse: There’s a growing desire to move toward economic populism, a relatively new concept within Democratic circles that some are warming up to.—
Hanna Trudo,
The Hill,
7 Mar. 2025
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The trailer can carry the pack, or the pack can carry the trailer, providing the versatility to navigate variable terrain ranging from wide, meandering paths to rough talus ascents.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Mar. 2025
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Editor’s tip: If scent is a major trigger, these packs also come in calming lavender, a bright citrus, and a warm citrus and cedar mix.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
4 Mar. 2025
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People in Sweden see these gang shootings and are incredibly alarmed and afraid of them.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in a case in which Mexico is suing U.S. gun companies to cover the cost of dealing with Mexican gang and cartel violence.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Coterie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coterie. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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