as in party
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
But in 1990, Mierers died of complications from AIDS, leaving a power vacuum that split the group into two factions.
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 1 June 2026
The company, founded in 2021 by a breakaway faction from OpenAI, was viewed as an upstart that tailored its chatbots to the needs of businesses and developers, rather than consumers.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
And seats are awarded based on the proportion of votes each faction gets.
—Mary Ellen Klas, Boston Herald, 1 June 2026
The divide between these two factions is too vast.
—NBC news, 31 May 2026
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 1 June 2026
The company, founded in 2021 by a breakaway faction from OpenAI, was viewed as an upstart that tailored its chatbots to the needs of businesses and developers, rather than consumers.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
And seats are awarded based on the proportion of votes each faction gets.
—Mary Ellen Klas, Boston Herald, 1 June 2026
The divide between these two factions is too vast.
—NBC news, 31 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for faction
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faction
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But that continued dedication to masking of any kind is not merely the result of unintelligence, or misplaced hypochondria, or even being affiliated with a specific political party.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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The party at Chandler Stadium quickly turned sour, the fun times suppressed by the possibility of a special Georgia Tech season ending in the NCAA regionals again.—
Michael Cunningham,
AJC.com,
1 June 2026
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The rescue caps off the busiest season ever on Everest with more than 1,000 climbers summiting the mountain’s south side, including a record 274 in a single day on May 20.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum stated that the promenade would connect the back side of the Lincoln Memorial to the Potomac River and that the promenade was a part of the McMillian Plan, the early 20th century plan that laid out the National Mall.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
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Originally opened as a Ritz-Carlton hotel, and now a part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection, the hotel is centered around a grand, Palladian-style main house that branches out into two wings.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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At present, the most likely candidates to leave in midfield or on the wings where Silva can operate are Marc Casado and Roony Bardghji.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Some members of Assad’s Alawite sect have been subjected to revenge attacks by members of Islamist groups who drove Assad from power.—
Ahmad Mantash,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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In Tyre, long held up by locals as a model of coexistence among Lebanon’s various sects, Israeli occupation and bombardment were not weakening Hezbollah’s case for its weapons.—
Euan Ward,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
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Courtesy Jared Cooney Horvath Jody Scheer, a retired pediatrician and co-founder of Oregon Unplugged, a parent activist coalition that hosted Horvath for a town hall this spring, said she’s seen parents cite his book at school board meetings.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
31 May 2026
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Since joining the race amid the Proposition 50 vote, von Wilpert has built a coalition drawing on more support from labor unions, a traditional but powerful base of support in Democratic politics.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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The Oklahoma City Thunder took on the San Antonio Spurs Saturday night to decide the Western Conference title, after a back-and-forth series that has seen both teams leading at various points.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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Both teams qualified for the CIF Southern California Regional playoffs that begin Tuesday.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
31 May 2026
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Several trading blocs that had previously entered into trade negotiations with the United States, including Canada, Mexico, the European Union, Ecuador, Indonesia and Pakistan, would be subject to the new 10% tariff.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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The European Union could soon add a 28th member to its ranks, as Iceland is set to vote on potentially joining the bloc this summer.—
Justin Klawans,
TheWeek,
3 June 2026
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“Faction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faction. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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