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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The troupe combines the Irish step and tap tradition with contemporary movement.
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Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
Much like the auteur’s work, Tara Wood’s Tim Burton Docuseries is engaging from the get-go in Episode 1, from the flurry of fascinating stories from the actors in Burton’s troupe to the presentation of Burton’s immense catalogue of artwork by Jenny He.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Clad in black and hovering around the star, dancing adroitly in and out of the shadows, Williams’s cine-theatre army functions like a troupe of bunraku puppeteers.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
He's also become a regular in Wes Anderson's troupe of A-listers, having starred in Isle of Dogs (2018), Asteroid City (2023), and this year's The Phoenician Scheme.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
Much like the auteur’s work, Tara Wood’s Tim Burton Docuseries is engaging from the get-go in Episode 1, from the flurry of fascinating stories from the actors in Burton’s troupe to the presentation of Burton’s immense catalogue of artwork by Jenny He.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Clad in black and hovering around the star, dancing adroitly in and out of the shadows, Williams’s cine-theatre army functions like a troupe of bunraku puppeteers.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
He's also become a regular in Wes Anderson's troupe of A-listers, having starred in Isle of Dogs (2018), Asteroid City (2023), and this year's The Phoenician Scheme.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Noun
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Another major awards player, the SAG Awards, first introduced a similar category, outstanding performance by a stunt ensemble, in 2007.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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The singer wore an all-black ensemble consisting of a leather jacket paired with a black catsuit.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But Ukrainian troops are thin on the ground in Kherson as the general staff in Kyiv concentrates its best heavy forces in the east, where the Ukrainians are finally reversing some recent gains by increasingly weary Russian field armies.—
David Axe,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The number of former troops returning to the military after refusing to take the COVID-19 shot has been low.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The company said a 20% U.S. tariff on imports from the European Union, which Mr. Trump announced on April 2 before pausing them, would require the company to hike prices by 10% beginning April 15.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Condé Nast is a global media company, home to iconic brands including Vogue, The New Yorker, GQ, Glamour, Architectural Digest, Vanity Fair and Wired, among many others.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Troupe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troupe. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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