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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 faction
Most residents of these towns have fled out of fear as two factions of the Sinaloa cartel have been locked in battle since September 2024, said Fermín Labrador, a 68-year-old from the nearby village of Chirimoyos.
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Aarón Ibarra, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
The primary reflects the modern Texas Democratic Party challenge, uniting diverse factions after three decades of losing statewide races that have sharpened questions about electability.
—Gromer Jeffers Jr, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
In one case, a rival faction competing for representation rights through posturing and pandering — more than genuine employee dissatisfaction with Isom, who is anecdotally beloved by his employees.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026
In drafting the elections clause in 1787, the Founders at the Constitutional Convention attempted to balance their distrust of state legislatures as the source of partisan factions with their desire to maintain state control over voting qualifications.
—Jeffrey Rosen, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2026
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Aarón Ibarra, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
The primary reflects the modern Texas Democratic Party challenge, uniting diverse factions after three decades of losing statewide races that have sharpened questions about electability.
—Gromer Jeffers Jr, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
In one case, a rival faction competing for representation rights through posturing and pandering — more than genuine employee dissatisfaction with Isom, who is anecdotally beloved by his employees.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026
In drafting the elections clause in 1787, the Founders at the Constitutional Convention attempted to balance their distrust of state legislatures as the source of partisan factions with their desire to maintain state control over voting qualifications.
—Jeffrey Rosen, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faction
Noun
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That low approval, along with the lack of a de facto party leader, has led to a number of Democratic lawmakers offering their views on how the party can make gains among the electorate, particularly working-class voters.—
Max Rego,
The Hill,
16 Feb. 2026
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Magyar, a former insider in Orbán's nationalist Fidesz party, burst onto Hungary's political scene in 2024 after breaking with his political community and quickly forming the center-right Tisza party.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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My first night is spent on the top floor of the historic main house in a double room, where cooling cream and butterscotch tones are set against pops of deep ocean blue in geometric patterns across plump pillows and beams—taller guests should choose their side of the bed accordingly.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
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Giggs took the games seriously and was usually on the winning side.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Venezuelan talent David Martinez, 20, should get a good look in this role, too, after inconsistency on the wings.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
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An elevator clad in blue marble whisks you upstairs, where the primary suite takes up a private wing.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
16 Feb. 2026
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Sharia is the moral code for followers of Islam, but the interpretation and administration varies based on different sects, communities, countries and individuals, according to the Council for American-Islamic Relations.—
Nick Wooten,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
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While the massive parking structures and upcoming 5,000-seat concert hall might grab your attention, the real soul of the project, at least for the food sect, is taking shape under a mass timber office building christened The Weave.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
10 Feb. 2026
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The proposal had been put forward by some of Israel's far-right members of the ruling coalition, including Minister of Justice Yariv Levin.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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The Swedish bank was established soon after a war with Russia at the end of the 1650s and facilitated the Great Northern War of shifting coalitions that engulfed the Baltic from 1700-1721.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
15 Feb. 2026
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Miami arrived in Los Angeles as the team to beat, with high morale and ambition to defend its title.—
Jad El Reda
Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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The Americans are underdogs with attitude, a team capable of winning, but failure will not define them like, say, a Super Bowl.—
Denver Post,
Denver Post,
22 Feb. 2026
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The bloc currently imports nearly 60% of its energy.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Last week, European lawmakers voted to approve new immigration policies allowing nations to deny asylum and deport migrants because they either hail from a country designated safe or could apply for asylum in a country outside the 27-nation bloc.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Faction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faction. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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