troupe

noun

ˈtrüp How to pronounce troupe (audio)
Definition of troupenext
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 Body follows a Catholic school dance troupe, made up of Anya (Kristina Bogic), Elsie (Sara Boustany), Lisbeth (Meszaros), Maddie (Chen) and Grace (Sofia Wylie). — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026 That’s especially the case when the puppets belong to String & Shadow Puppet Theater, an Olympia, Washington,-based troupe known for its fanciful and lighthearted productions, presented each summer in a traveling tour. — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026 The dance is also well known in neighboring Singapore, thanks to visits by troupes from Java in the 1940s. — H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 7 Aug. 2026 Super Troopers 3, starring and written by members of the comedy troupe Broken Lizard — Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, and Erik Stolhanske —lands in theaters Friday, eight years after Super Troopers 2. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for troupe
Recent Examples of Synonyms for troupe
  1. ensemble
  2. troop
  3. company
Noun
  • The entire ensemble of cast led by Manoj, Divya, and Boman bring an incredible depth to their characters.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The ingredients were always there, including a strong ensemble of young actors and joke-writing that lands on actual punch lines, but now they’re arranged around a clearer sense of purpose and, crucially, conflict.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of ensemble
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  • Gerasimov also claimed Russian troops had overcome the first defensive line of the Sloviansk-Kramatorsk fortified region in certain areas and that operations were currently advancing along a 160-kilometer front.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Some of those attacks have killed and wounded American troops.
    — Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of troop
Noun
  • And now that the company is on firm financial footing, Gayer is rethinking the long-term strategy in order to find more wins in the rare disease space.
    — Brad Quick, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of company

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“Troupe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troupe. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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