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
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Examples of coterie in a Sentence
her coterie of fellow musicians
His films are admired by a small coterie of critics.
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What about superhero movies, which depict a hierarchical world in which coteries of natural aristocrats battle to save the lowly populace?
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Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
The president’s sister, Val Owens, along with her husband and children, have rotated through the courtroom with a coterie of friends.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
Ivanishvili, who as Georgian Dream’s kingmaker is the country’s effective ruler, made his fortune in Russia in the 1990s and learned to win in the ruthless business environment of that era; a coterie of people around him have made plenty of money from Russia since the Ukraine war began.
—Thomas De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2024
The constant activity in the downstairs kitchen, all overseen by master cook Eugénie (Juliette Binoche), feeds the smoky, cozy hubbub of conversation upstairs among the master of the house, Dodin Bouffant (Benoît Magimel), and a small coterie of friends upstairs.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2024
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Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
The president’s sister, Val Owens, along with her husband and children, have rotated through the courtroom with a coterie of friends.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
Ivanishvili, who as Georgian Dream’s kingmaker is the country’s effective ruler, made his fortune in Russia in the 1990s and learned to win in the ruthless business environment of that era; a coterie of people around him have made plenty of money from Russia since the Ukraine war began.
—Thomas De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2024
The constant activity in the downstairs kitchen, all overseen by master cook Eugénie (Juliette Binoche), feeds the smoky, cozy hubbub of conversation upstairs among the master of the house, Dodin Bouffant (Benoît Magimel), and a small coterie of friends upstairs.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2024
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“Coterie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coterie. Accessed 7 Jul. 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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