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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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.
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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
And Hezbollah, as the most heavily armed and violent element of Lebanon’s menagerie of factions and sects, wanted the guns without the responsibility.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
What is this film trying to say, about Ann, this sect, and this moment in history?
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2025
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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
And Hezbollah, as the most heavily armed and violent element of Lebanon’s menagerie of factions and sects, wanted the guns without the responsibility.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
What is this film trying to say, about Ann, this sect, and this moment in history?
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sect
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The White House is still of the position that Hamas is participating in good faith despite reports of violence against rival factions taking place since the ceasefire was implemented.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Oct. 2025
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Hamas is waging street battles with various Palestinian armed factions.—
NPR,
NPR,
16 Oct. 2025
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Young Republicans implicated in a scandal over racist, antisemitic and misogynistic comments in leaked chat messages reported by Politico face mounting calls to step down from their positions in party organizations.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Democratic Party for the People (DPP), the fourth-largest party in the Lower House, ruled out forming a new coalition with the LDP.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
15 Oct. 2025
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However, since the announcement, discourse around who should and shouldn’t be given wings exposed just how stuck in the past some viewers still are.—
Essence,
Essence,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Kings’ deal with Murray is a fair compromise between a new front office that didn’t draft Murray and a still-rising wing who just turned 25.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Pack them in, but make sure they are spaced at least 1 inch apart and don't touch the sides of the containers.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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Weiss spent most of her career on the opinion side of big American newspapers.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Sect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sect. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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