coterie
noun
co·te·rie
ˈkō-tə-(ˌ)rē 
ˌkō-tə-ˈrē
: an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose
a coterie of artists
a coterie of astronomers
Synonyms
Examples of coterie in a Sentence
her coterie of fellow musicians
His films are admired by a small coterie of critics.
Recent Examples on the Web
The film, slated for release July 19, also stars a coterie of Hollywood's up-and-comers: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Daryl McCormack, Sasha Lane, and Kiernan Shipka, to name a few.
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Lauren Huff, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2024
She had already been featured in fashion magazines including Vogue Italia and Dazed & Confused when, in 2019, prestigious agency IMG offered her a modeling contract at the age of 97, joining a coterie of leading models including Karlie Kloss, Joan Smalls, Chrissy Teigen and Bella and Gigi Hadid.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
Starting in the late 1990s, wealthy Russians, including a coterie of oligarchs close to Putin, began investing huge amounts of money in St. Panteleimon.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
Related The movie was largely shot in five days, with Drew and a small coterie of mostly unknown actors performing in front of a green screen.
—Abraham Josephine Riesman, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
By being uniquely herself, the singer has amassed a coterie of prominent admirers.
—Erin Osmon, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Soon enough the progressive coterie is a reactionary mob, everyone having bitten off a discrete morsel of complaint until nothing is left to defend.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
At worst, some speculated that his coterie was either complicit with or under the thumb of the gangs.
—Amy Wilentz, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2024
The Zodiac council’s concerns are shared by the Artist’s friends, a coterie of shallow characters tasked with providing one-liners and staging an intervention.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2024
Lauren Huff, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2024
She had already been featured in fashion magazines including Vogue Italia and Dazed & Confused when, in 2019, prestigious agency IMG offered her a modeling contract at the age of 97, joining a coterie of leading models including Karlie Kloss, Joan Smalls, Chrissy Teigen and Bella and Gigi Hadid.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
Starting in the late 1990s, wealthy Russians, including a coterie of oligarchs close to Putin, began investing huge amounts of money in St. Panteleimon.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
Related The movie was largely shot in five days, with Drew and a small coterie of mostly unknown actors performing in front of a green screen.
—Abraham Josephine Riesman, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
By being uniquely herself, the singer has amassed a coterie of prominent admirers.
—Erin Osmon, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Soon enough the progressive coterie is a reactionary mob, everyone having bitten off a discrete morsel of complaint until nothing is left to defend.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
At worst, some speculated that his coterie was either complicit with or under the thumb of the gangs.
—Amy Wilentz, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2024
The Zodiac council’s concerns are shared by the Artist’s friends, a coterie of shallow characters tasked with providing one-liners and staging an intervention.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2024
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coterie
noun
co·te·rie
ˈkōt-ə-(ˌ)rē
ˌkōt-ə-ˈrē
: a small close group of people with a shared interest
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