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
The convention did go smoothly, and Laube’s faction nearly swept the contests.
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
The town splintered into factions.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
The crimes committed by Hamas and other armed factions on that day horrified us.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
The Commonwealth Minutemen, the Brotherhood of Steel, an enigmatic group known as the Institute, and the Railroad are the main factions.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2025
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
The town splintered into factions.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
The crimes committed by Hamas and other armed factions on that day horrified us.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
The Commonwealth Minutemen, the Brotherhood of Steel, an enigmatic group known as the Institute, and the Railroad are the main factions.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faction
Noun
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When Bruck never returned from the party, her family grew concerned and called the police, prompting a massive search for her.—
Kelsey Lentz,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Lili Reinhart, Madelaine Petsch, and KJ Apa enjoyed a mini Riverdale reunion at their former costar Camila Mendes' surprise engagement party over the weekend.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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Helm sees smoke rising on the other side of the forest, without lightning or lava’s arson.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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But Scherzinger is operating out of a great tradition with this stuff, and there aren’t a lot of others of her generation filling the void, at least with her profile coming from the pop side and the chops to work it on the theater side.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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Palace’s super-strength is low crosses provided by flying wing-backs, when they can be released, running into space on the edge of the box.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Each is about 1/2 inch long and has long, narrow wings.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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Hailing from an Indian branch of the Sulaymani Bohras, a Muslim sect residing primarily in the Arabian Peninsula, Husain was exposed to both Hindu and Islamic art from a young age.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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In 2001, Mignini reopened the case as part of his reexamination of the Monster of Florence, alleging that Narducci belonged to a satanic sect behind the killings.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
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Strikes continued to hammer Ukraine as the leader traveled to London to engage in the coalition talks.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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The measure’s submission set the stage for a battle with business coalitions and wealth donors.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The two sat in the front row, cheering on Meghan's home team.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Cleveland Browns watched as two standout rookie performers, linebacker Carson Schwesinger and running back Quinshon Judkins, each left the field during the team's 19-point blowout loss on the road against the New England Patriots on Sunday.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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But Australia has rejected biomass entirely, and while some European countries like the Netherlands and Italy have expanded woody biomass, the EU has limited the sector’s role in the bloc’s Renewable Energy Directive.—
Nithin Coca,
semafor.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Discussions on trade tariffs were high on the bloc’s agenda.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Faction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faction. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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