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
So far, though, Khamenei has studiously avoided appointing a successor to Iran’s top ideological post, preferring instead to play various factions in the Islamic Republic’s byzantine political structure against one another.
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Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
The discord echoed similar internal struggles during Trump’s first term, when competing factions often pursued their own foreign policy agendas.
—Miami Herald, 13 July 2025
The irony of Rollins now leading a dominant faction with a young powerhouse in its ranks is not lost on many fans.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Satisfying the old and new theme park factions is tricky, Atwood said.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2025
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Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
The discord echoed similar internal struggles during Trump’s first term, when competing factions often pursued their own foreign policy agendas.
—Miami Herald, 13 July 2025
The irony of Rollins now leading a dominant faction with a young powerhouse in its ranks is not lost on many fans.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Satisfying the old and new theme park factions is tricky, Atwood said.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faction
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Buhari spent much of the following 30 years in fringe political parties and trying to run for president until his eventual victory over Jonathan in 2015.—
Benjamin Ezeamalu,
USA Today,
14 July 2025
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Even after stepping very far away from that role, Musk remains focused on a wide range of activities outside of Tesla, including starting a third political party and trying to fix problems at X, his social media platform.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
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The only exceptions to that were the two weeks on either side of Easter, when traffic rose less than 1% year over year, the firm's data showed, a sign of the company's strategy of driving sales with holiday and seasonal merchandise.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
15 July 2025
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On the other side, a group calling itself Citizens for the Future of Progress in Thompson has been campaigning to get a budget passed.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
15 July 2025
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Ultimately, the Democratic Party remains at a crossroads, caught between the growing influence of the far-left, and the more politically viable moderate wing.—
Douglas Schoen,
Oc Register,
13 July 2025
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Giant petrels are one of the few bird species capable of traveling thousands of miles across the Southern Ocean, using soaring to ride wind currents for days without flapping their wings.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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For example, prayer animal release is a practice that started in the fifth or sixth century in some sects of Buddhism.—
Elizabeth Carlen,
The Conversation,
3 July 2025
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His arrest and sentencing to a tough prison camp will likely mark the end of a sect which had lasted for more than three decades.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 July 2025
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And their coalition is divided between a centrist establishment and an insurgent progressive wing with diverging priorities in addressing inequality.—
Nathan Meyers,
The Conversation,
11 July 2025
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The coalition reached the fundraising goal on the final day.—
Douglas C. Towne,
AZCentral.com,
11 July 2025
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However, the team did receive good news about outfielder Starting Marte.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
12 July 2025
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Generally filled with Lakers fans when the team plays in the summer, the arena was full of emotion with a fair share of Mavericks fans in attendance to see the 2025 National College Player of the Year.—
Staff,
Oc Register,
11 July 2025
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed to stay in his post after his ruling bloc was projected to lose its majority in the country’s upper house of parliament.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
20 July 2025
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Last year, the European Union implemented its own standards for the industry, with rules that required coin issuers and infrastructure providers to be authorized by the bloc’s regulators.—
Trevor Clawson,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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“Faction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faction. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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