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coterie

[koh-tuh-ree] / ˈkoʊ tə ri /
NOUN
clique
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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"They had conscience and couldn't observe idly while what they fought for what had been hijacked by Isaias and his coterie," says Ibrahim.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

If negotiations were to resume, it’s unclear whether Trump and his coterie of negotiators have the stamina or the foreign service expertise to bring about an accord.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

After serving in World War II, he became a writer and editor at Commentary, entering a coterie that included such authors and critics as Hannah Arendt and Irving Howe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026

MetaX Integrated Circuits, the Chinese AI chipmaker and part of a coterie of fast-growing tech stocks known as the “Little Dragons,” enjoyed a wildly successful launch on the Shanghai exchange Wednesday.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 17, 2025

Wherever Willoughby went, there followed axiomatically a coterie of passive, mostly negative characters known as the Courthouse Crowd, specimens Willoughby had put into the various county and municipal offices to do as they were told.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee


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