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 ruling came after the university became embroiled in a controversy between two warring factions in the board of trustees over the legality of the appointment of McCormick as president.
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Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Which contentious social faction does one consult?
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
However, Abusin is hopeful that, through the success of the national team, common ground can be reached between the rival SAF and RSF factions.
—Rory Fleming, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Evolution was key to survival StarCraft is all about three core factions.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Which contentious social faction does one consult?
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
However, Abusin is hopeful that, through the success of the national team, common ground can be reached between the rival SAF and RSF factions.
—Rory Fleming, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Evolution was key to survival StarCraft is all about three core factions.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faction
Noun
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Many of the amendments are likely to spark infighting among Republicans as the party battles over whether to become more isolationist in the face of skepticism about assisting foreign countries.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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Investigators said that parties involved in the argument were leaving the indoor amusement park when Reed assaulted an employee, unprovoked, while making his way outside.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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One strong gust of wind can be enough to flip one of these trailers onto its side.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Even rarer these days is a repeater that does not show its gongs and hammers on the dial side.—
Carol Besler,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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More interestingly, the staff begins to spread its wings when granted opportunities to report.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Since many of their resources are tied to backcourt players, the Kings are sorely lacking in athletic wings/forwards who can bolster their defense.—
Mat Issa,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The project is described as a thriller set in a gruesome sect of the sports betting world in the ‘80s.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
9 Sep. 2025
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And Hezbollah, as the most heavily armed and violent element of Lebanon’s menagerie of factions and sects, wanted the guns without the responsibility.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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Trump, who has sometimes seemed conflicted about the anti-vax sentiment in his coalition that prevents him from claiming more credit for Operation Warp Speed, has thoroughly capitulated to the political reality that Kennedy is a useful ally.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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Economic turbulence comes at a complex moment for the La Libertad Avanza coalition.—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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David Long has also played for a bunch of teams and was in Los Angeles when Evero was with the Rams, though, as stated before, his former proteges haven’t necessarily led to consistently strong results in Carolina.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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The team then vetted objects beyond Earth.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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That resulted in a hung parliament split between the National Rally, the left-wing New Popular Front, and Macron’s Renaissance bloc.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Lula, along with his BRICS counterparts, pointed out the bloc’s growing influence on international trade; BRICS members now account for 40 percent of global gross domestic product (GDP) and 20 percent of worldwide trade—not to mention about half of the planet’s population.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Faction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faction. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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