Thesaurus results for FACTION

faction

noun

ˈfak-shən

Definition of faction

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 Her research shows how the struggle to reconcile conflicting factions and form a collective challenge to oppressive beauty standards gained strength. — Monitor Reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026 Such beliefs continue in the 21st century, with certain factions making unproven claims about urine’s purported antiviral actions against the COVID-19–causing coronavirus. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026 For the first time, the parade features six grand marshals, each chosen to connect with different factions of the community, Martinez said. — Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2026 The latest political salvo came earlier this month, when the nationalist Rodina party filed a lawsuit with Russia’s Supreme Court to disqualify the Yabloko faction from eligibility in the political contest. — Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for faction

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Noun

The winners and the losers Like any economic policy, tariffs won’t benefit all parties.

— Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Emma's Pub and Pizza held a watch party and raffle event that benefited Bridgewater Little League Wednesday night.

— CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of party

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Zeno Power Systems will fly its Survive-the-Night Package aboard an existing Blue Ghost mission to the Moon’s near side.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
Jimer Fory, on the left side of the area, ran onto a ball-ahead from Velde and played a first-touch cross to a charging Lassiter for a rising finish from point-blank range that gave the Timbers a 2-1 lead in the 51st.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of side

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Whether your game day food lineup includes staples such as barbecue and burgers or wings and hot dogs, rosé complements both smoky flavors and spicy dishes while remaining light enough to enjoy outdoors.

— Katie Kelly Bell, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026
The images also showed bright and dark rays—like butterfly wings—stretching from the crater’s center.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of wing

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The name Anthony Bourdain means a great deal to a large sect of food and drink lovers.

— Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
In 1842, the appellate court reduced the offense from a premeditated breach of duty to a negligent one, acquitted Ebel of founding a sect, and quashed his confinement.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of sect

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The organization has formed a coalition with 70 other groups, including faith leaders, business executives, unions and other voting rights advocates.

— Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2026
Missouri Workers Power, a coalition of progressive advocacy groups that oppose the city helping fund the project, is still seeking to force a public vote.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of coalition

Noun

Though Derrick Moore had never played or coached the sport, that didn’t stop him from starting a team so the students could have an extracurricular activity to call their own.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
The announcement, made on star Teja Sajja‘s birthday, also confirms the film’s cast and creative team.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of team

Noun

Anthropic, the company behind Claude, has signed the bloc's Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-Generated Content, one of around 190 signatories, and now plans to watermark Claude's output across its ecosystem.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026
Schmitt proposed that the world would be properly organized by spatial blocs, or Grossräume, dominated by regional hegemons.

— Leonard A. Schuette, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026

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