as in crowd
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially
that clique refuses to even talk to outsiders at their lunch table
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Recent Examples of clique
The film, set at a suburban Chicago high school, stars Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy and Anthony Michael Hall as five teenagers from vastly different cliques who spend a life-altering Saturday in detention.
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Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 16 Aug. 2025
Enid introduced Wednesday to the social scene at Nevermore — the four main cliques being Furs, Fangs, Stoners and Scales.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2025
As Sophie gets pulled deeper into the clique, things get more and more dangerous.
—Karin Slaughter, People.com, 29 July 2025
The pair were placed next to each other at a meal as part of Farke’s seating plan, where the German manager alternates a British player, then a foreign one, then a Brit and so on, around the tables — no cliques, no comfort zones.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 July 2025
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Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 16 Aug. 2025
Enid introduced Wednesday to the social scene at Nevermore — the four main cliques being Furs, Fangs, Stoners and Scales.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2025
As Sophie gets pulled deeper into the clique, things get more and more dangerous.
—Karin Slaughter, People.com, 29 July 2025
The pair were placed next to each other at a meal as part of Farke’s seating plan, where the German manager alternates a British player, then a foreign one, then a Brit and so on, around the tables — no cliques, no comfort zones.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clique
Noun
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Over the weekend, massive crowds gathered in downtown Chicago to protest a federal takeover and voice support for immigrants, according to WLS.—
Deena Zaru,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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Beneath the canopy of a giant Ethiopian flag, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed addressed a crowd of dignitaries including the presidents of Somalia, Djibouti and Kenya.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The report generated concerted pushback from the scientific community.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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An elevator connects all the different levels, with the high-altitude location offering sweeping views of the surrounding community, from downtown Boulder to the university campus to the surrounding Flatirons.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
10 Sep. 2025
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David Long has also played for a bunch of teams and was in Los Angeles when Evero was with the Rams, though, as stated before, his former proteges haven’t necessarily led to consistently strong results in Carolina.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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The linen gets softer with every wash, too, and the interior 100% polyester fill won’t shift or bunch up.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But the virtual absence of the major broadcast networks across the board elsewhere only underscored how dramatically the business has shifted to streaming platforms.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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By making the cameras solar-powered and connected over cell networks, Flock brought the technology within reach of smaller towns and departments that couldn’t afford earlier systems.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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The lids have Tupperware’s signature ridges, and the circle in the center presses down to get an airtight seal.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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Carey’s accolade also represented another full-circle moment for the chanteuse.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In Don’t Get High, an alpha dork and her merry gang of dweebs start an anti-drug group at their high school to make friends and influence people.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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This week, 32 member states of the OAS issued a joint statement supporting efforts by the United States and Panama to field a more aggressive force into Haiti to fight the gangs.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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Ross, one of the Democrats to decline AIPAC money, is a relative centrist, according to a GovTrack scorecard, while Foushee and McGarvey, Kentucky’s only House Democrat, are in the middle of the pack ideologically.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Of course, the only reason Oracle is in this position is down to Ellison’s courting of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, which has allowed his company, previously a distinct back-of-the-pack cloud company, to secure a massive stockpile of top-of-the-line Nvidia GPUs.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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His death effectively ended the O’More as one of the major Irish clans.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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Nick, too, turns out to be loosely affiliated with the Winters clan.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Clique.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clique. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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