as in faction
a group of people acting together within a larger group
one sect of medical researchers holds the minority view that the disease is not caused by that virus
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Recent Examples of sect
Their departures from the sect in 2022 and 2023 triggered a series of lawsuits, some of which are still playing out in court.
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Naveed Jamali, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
The sect of fans who believe the Ravens should move on from the 18th-year head coach, whose team won a Super Bowl following the 2012 regular season, grows every year.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Others in the religious sect under Ann Lee’s tutelage are played by Lewis Pullman, Thomasin McKenzie, Stacy Martin, Tim Blake Nelson, and Christopher Abbott as her husband, who eventually defects after the constraints of celibacy become too much to bear.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2025
The project is described as a thriller set in a gruesome sect of the sports betting world in the ‘80s.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
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Naveed Jamali, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
The sect of fans who believe the Ravens should move on from the 18th-year head coach, whose team won a Super Bowl following the 2012 regular season, grows every year.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Others in the religious sect under Ann Lee’s tutelage are played by Lewis Pullman, Thomasin McKenzie, Stacy Martin, Tim Blake Nelson, and Christopher Abbott as her husband, who eventually defects after the constraints of celibacy become too much to bear.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2025
The project is described as a thriller set in a gruesome sect of the sports betting world in the ‘80s.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sect
Noun
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For centuries, a peace treaty between humans and the Black World — which houses all manner of witches, demons, and ghouls — has been in place to ensure separation between the two factions.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Rotunda is also the father of the late Bray Wyatt and Bo Dallas, who plays the role of Uncle Howdy in the Wyatt Sicks faction.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Cuomo’s desperate campaign — almost certainly his last — tried to knit together a coalition of Republicans, independents, and Democrats worried that a socialist mayor would wreck their city and their party.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Reuters/Ipsos polling indicates that both parties are facing criticism from the public.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Palace’s super-strength is low crosses provided by flying wing-backs, when they can be released, running into space on the edge of the box.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Each is about 1/2 inch long and has long, narrow wings.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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Helm sees smoke rising on the other side of the forest, without lightning or lava’s arson.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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But Scherzinger is operating out of a great tradition with this stuff, and there aren’t a lot of others of her generation filling the void, at least with her profile coming from the pop side and the chops to work it on the theater side.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Sect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sect. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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