clique

noun

ˈklik How to pronounce clique (audio)
Definition of cliquenext
as in circle
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 But then there was another clique of women's basketball fans that suddenly had a problem with Clark. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026 Since its inception, social media has been a proving ground for tween fashion and identity, offering under-16s a digital canvas to experiment with their style and form online cliques around niche interests. — Sophie Lou Wilson, Vogue, 2 July 2026 Shen wondered whether there was a random model that could produce clique-free colorings more efficiently than Erdős’ approach. — Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 26 June 2026 Social rescue arrives in the form of outgoing cool girl Sonya (Molloy), who takes a shine to Coley after a chance encounter in a coffee shop, and invites her to join her clique. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for clique
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clique
  1. circle
  2. crowd
  3. network
  4. community
  5. bunch
  6. gang
  7. pack
  8. clan
Noun
  • There will also be multicultural food vendors, an international marketplace, community art projects, drum circles, youth soccer, interactive art activities and family programming designed to encourage participation rather than simply observation.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
  • The other is a healthy Venn diagram where those circles intentionally overlap.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of circle
Noun
  • While many teams boast capacity crowds, MLS needs to boost its streaming ratings.
    — Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • But as demonstrations attracted larger crowds, the government was forced to acknowledge them and respond to their growing influence.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of crowd
Noun
  • But Golden State also has established a bar network in the region — 35 spots and counting — creating hubs for fans to gather to watch games.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The letter was addressed to her father and the sender introduced himself as Nigel Browning, the proprietor of a network of short- and long-term accommodations for the impoverished of Liverpool, the same city the Empress had set out to explore.
    — Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of network
Noun
  • In the mid-1960s, the festival expanded from an intimate get-together among church members to a cultural exchange for the greater Sacramento community.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • What to do nearby In the same building, slide into the Social Club Grooming Company Barbershop for a trim and community, or Paramita to browse (and listen) to vinyl with a glass of wine in hand.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of community
Noun
  • Bobby’s is a flouncy skirt and a knotted shirt straight out of the early-aughts MTV Movie & TV Awards, and Elizabeth’s is a full-length dress made out of brown faux leather with a bunch of long plaits swinging off it.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 July 2026
  • There’s a bunch of other Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul people on Sugar, such as director Michael Morris and DP Marshall Adams.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026
Definition of bunch
Noun
  • Brun was primarily supplied by Maluelue Umu, a bald Samoan man with ties to the USO prison gang, whom Brun had met during his days volunteering at the jail.
    — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Such a dire occasion, where families were subjected to physical abuse from the French police and local gangs, would shed light on the nature of relationships at UEFA.
    — Simon Hughes, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of gang
Noun
  • In a region where the demand for housing outpaces its supply, a pack of coyotes have made a vacant construction site their home.
    — N. Kirkpatrick, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Each battery pack keeps the headphones going for over 85 hours, and the internal battery can run for three hours.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of pack
Noun
  • Create characters built around lifepaths, natures, clan traits, and merits.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 30 July 2026
  • The Sussex clan, which has had an estranged relationship with the royal family in recent years, met with King Charles III and Queen Camilla at Highgrove House, Charles and Camilla's private country residence in Gloucestershire, England.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of clan

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“Clique.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clique. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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