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a group of people acting together within a larger group
several factions within the environmental movement have joined forces to save this wilderness area
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Recent Examples of factions
This extends to the factions and organizations involved.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin meets with leaders of political factions represented in the lower house State Duma at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on September 18, 2025.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The fact that there were also frequent internal arguments between different musicians and factions within the orchestra should not obscure this important point.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
But one thing the feuding MAGA factions agree on is that there isn’t really another prominent figure like Kirk — a big voice who was focused on smoothing over his movement’s fractures, not hashing them out in public for clout.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The factions are marking the second anniversary of the 2023 compromise by issuing reports that could not be more different.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
The field On the Democratic side, factions are already being created ahead of next year’s primary for the now competitive seat.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
According to Joe Truzman, a senior analyst with the FDD, the Arrow Unit’s membership is drawn from multiple sources in Gaza, including police officers, operatives belonging to the Ministry of Interior’s security branches, fighters belonging to terrorist factions, and civilian volunteers.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
The ruling came after the university became embroiled in a controversy between two warring factions in the board of trustees over the legality of the appointment of McCormick as president.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin meets with leaders of political factions represented in the lower house State Duma at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on September 18, 2025.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The fact that there were also frequent internal arguments between different musicians and factions within the orchestra should not obscure this important point.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
But one thing the feuding MAGA factions agree on is that there isn’t really another prominent figure like Kirk — a big voice who was focused on smoothing over his movement’s fractures, not hashing them out in public for clout.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The factions are marking the second anniversary of the 2023 compromise by issuing reports that could not be more different.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
The field On the Democratic side, factions are already being created ahead of next year’s primary for the now competitive seat.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
According to Joe Truzman, a senior analyst with the FDD, the Arrow Unit’s membership is drawn from multiple sources in Gaza, including police officers, operatives belonging to the Ministry of Interior’s security branches, fighters belonging to terrorist factions, and civilian volunteers.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
The ruling came after the university became embroiled in a controversy between two warring factions in the board of trustees over the legality of the appointment of McCormick as president.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for factions
Noun
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The two parties have had their share of battles over the last 18 seasons.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
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The 2016 Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, which commits countries to phasing out hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) – greenhouse gases that don't harm the ozone layer like CFCs, but still trap heat in the atmosphere – has been ratified by 164 parties so far.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Sep. 2025
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Both sides have also carried out arbitrary detentions, with SAF interrogating and beating dozens of Christians in 2024 and 2025.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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When both sides are trying to produce something that creates value for the audience, the end result will go a long way in building your personal brand.—
John Hall,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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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
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In Chinese myths, being an immortal can sort of feel like being a government employee — celestial bureaucracies make decisions that affect both the heavenly and mortal realms, and leaders of different immortal sects can engage in power plays and politics.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
22 Aug. 2025
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Adama nodded in a wordless acknowledgment of the wings’ significance.—
Ken Harbaugh,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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Those starting errors — the proverbial flaps of a butterfly’s wings, a metaphor that emerged from Lorenz’s work — grow over time, as will the difference between prediction and reality.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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By the late 19th century, white Southerners had regained control of state governments from the biracial coalitions that emerged following the ratification of the 15th Amendment.—
Time,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Health systems are forming coalitions to lobby for the issues that matter to them, and existing collaborations are getting stronger.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The big focus from the new rules are on things related to teams of super heroes.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Lloyd is 100 percent correct that throwing him into his first start against any of those teams could end up being a massive mistake and could set him up for failure.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Lazar said the key attribute a successful prime minister must now have is the ability to unify the blocs of the National Assembly, which want to avoid another dissolution of parliament.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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All three voter blocs strongly favored Mayor Scott’s message and policies over the approach, by both GOP and Democratic politicians, that focused only on police as messengers and policing as a response to concerns about crime.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Factions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factions. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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