Thesaurus results for FOLLOWINGS

followings

noun

plural of following

as in entourages

a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person a prince with a large following to do practically everything for him

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Recent Examples of followings Holliday and Bishop have also built up massive followings on social media, helping raise their profiles in the sport. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026 While superstars like Messi already have massive followings, the tournament's true social media winners are often those who start with little international fame. — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 Formats like ScreenX and 4DX have acquired loyal and growing followings after being adopted by mainstream theater owners. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 24 June 2026 Now, after amassing giant followings on social networks, those creators are parlaying their success into starring, showrunning, and directing roles in more traditional corners of Hollywood. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026 Many reported that decisions appeared to have been made automatically, with little evidence of meaningful human review, even on appeals involving longstanding accounts with large followings. — Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2026 The incredible supporting cast is made up entirely of old-hand character actors, promising but underknown newcomers, and comedy- or comedy-adjacent figures with passionate niche followings and Gumby-esque limbs. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 June 2026 The two original and digital-native films shocked the industry by keeping a weeks-long grip on the box office, largely by attracting Gen Z audiences who were familiar with the 20-something directors from their followings on YouTube. — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026 The best scent picks at Dollar General Dollar General’s fragrance aisle leans into recognizable drugstore favorites, including Body Fantasies and Bodycology brands that have built loyal followings thanks to their sweet, wearable scent profiles. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026

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entourages

Noun

Long before private jets and sprawling entourages became standard for global superstars, Starr and his bandmates — Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison — were simply four young men navigating fame together, suitcase by suitcase.

— Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Sure, there were others — boyfriends came and went, entourages, too.

— Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026