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
In Gaiters and Dale’s theory of the crime, Barrientos-Quintana was a member of the Sureños 13 gang and had recently gotten into a fight with a member of a rival clique called South Side Raza.
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Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 29 Mar. 2025
His attorneys have said in filings that the Westerns clique — according to the Justice Department and the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office — is based on Long Island, New York, a state where Abrego Garcia has never lived.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
As Dan Humphrey, Badgley played the Brooklyn outsider who found his way into the elite clique through his romance with Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively).
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
Neymar and striker Edinson Cavani argued over who took penalties and various media publications reported cliques in the dressing room.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 29 Mar. 2025
His attorneys have said in filings that the Westerns clique — according to the Justice Department and the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office — is based on Long Island, New York, a state where Abrego Garcia has never lived.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
As Dan Humphrey, Badgley played the Brooklyn outsider who found his way into the elite clique through his romance with Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively).
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
Neymar and striker Edinson Cavani argued over who took penalties and various media publications reported cliques in the dressing room.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clique
Noun
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Maybe the Birmingham crowd was just really living in the moment, because there aren’t too many videos of the screen during this stop’s Apple dance.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
3 May 2025
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An estimated 250,000-strong crowd was present at the funeral of Pope Francis on April 26.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
3 May 2025
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Listen to this article When former NFL player Walter Mendenhall founded the social enterprise Male Mogul Initiative in 2017, his goal was to positively transform the way young men live and lead in their communities and hopefully alter the trajectory of those from disadvantaged backgrounds.—
Shanzeh Ahmad,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2025
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But being involved in the community also has informed changes.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Williams, who owned a 2.12 ERA in four career starts against the Twins, struggled to throw strikes against a patient Twins bunch.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Brad Pitt is zooming around in a race car, a new karate kid makes his debut (with help from the old one), a bunch of rampaging dinosaurs return, and Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan are acting freaky once more.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Yet, there are widespread concerns that if they are enacted, Trump’s latest moves have the potential to upend and potentially decimate a global film business that relies on a network of international incentives and foreign locations to make movies.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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How To Watch The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 2 The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 2 is airing on AMC and the network’s streaming service AMC+.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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In their current iteration, men’s circles and similar programs typically attract men in midlife.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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West Side On a map, Antigua vaguely resembles an oblong circle, its jagged coastline interrupted by bays, peninsulas, and tiny inlets that hide each of its 365 beaches.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2025
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Abrego Garcia denies being a gang member and has no criminal convictions.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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The Trump administration has increased enforcement actions targeting violent MS-13 or Tren de Aragua gang members who have entered the country illegally.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
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Or maybe Apple could revive its excellent MagSafe battery pack, which was retired when Apple switched from Lightning to USB-C connector on the iPhone.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Users will get a starter pack of five unique ingredient cards to begin the Ingredient Quest experience.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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The Conners rose from its ashes, controversially killing off Barr's Roseanne Conner via an opioid overdose in order to focus on the extended Conner clan, including John Goodman's Dan, Sara Gilbert's Darlene, and Laurie Metcalf's Jackie.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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As boss Richie Stevenson looks to pin blame, patriarch Conrad Harrigan gathers his clan with a plan.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Clique.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clique. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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