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 latest installment picks up with Seabrook’s zombie-cheerleader-alien dream team, Zed and Addison, back from a summer road trip and stepping into new roles as camp counselors for two rival monster factions.
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Kaila Garrett, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
More than 1,000 people, many civilians, have been killed in clashes between some Sunni Bedouin tribes, Syrian government forces and factions of the Druze.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 31 July 2025
Well, Hamas is a small faction within the Palestinian people.
—Steve Inskeep, NPR, 1 Aug. 2025
Max, Hank, and Nora track their rogue family members, until the two factions face off against each other in a full-on battle for the Thundermans’ future.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 31 July 2025
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Kaila Garrett, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
More than 1,000 people, many civilians, have been killed in clashes between some Sunni Bedouin tribes, Syrian government forces and factions of the Druze.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 31 July 2025
Well, Hamas is a small faction within the Palestinian people.
—Steve Inskeep, NPR, 1 Aug. 2025
Max, Hank, and Nora track their rogue family members, until the two factions face off against each other in a full-on battle for the Thundermans’ future.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faction
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Texas Democrats return home Democrats in the Texas House of Representatives returned to Austin on Monday after leaving the state two weeks ago in protest of a Republican plan to redraw congressional maps to help the party gain seats in 2026.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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During the negotiation of the 1975 Helsinki Final Act, a landmark diplomatic agreement designed to improve relations between East and West, Brzezinski acted as an informal adviser to Western European parties to the talks.—
Niall Ferguson,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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This will feel like a home away from home for Daniel Farke and his side.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
8 Aug. 2025
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The work mirrors that which was recently completed on the west side of the crossing and forced a lengthy closing there.—
John Tuohy,
IndyStar,
7 Aug. 2025
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People will be able to get a free order of six-piece wings with any $10-plus digital order.—
DJ Siddiqi,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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To the right, a huge osprey took off from a telephone pole with a few languid flaps of its dark wings.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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Companies, colleges and churches with alleged links to David Jang's Olivet Christian sect are being sued by a creditor who is claiming at least $8.6 million in damages over allegations of racketeering and wire fraud.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh
Naveed Jamali,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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Rembrandt’s The Woman Taken in Adultery (1644) tells the story of how Jesus’s compliance with Jewish law was put to the test by a council of Pharisees (members of a biblical Jewish sect that was fanatical about obeying religious laws), who bring an adulteress before him.—
Smithsonian Magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 July 2025
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Biden and his administration also worked closely with America’s allies and partners to form an international coalition to support Ukraine.—
Mark Temnycky,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Drucilla Tigner, the executive director of statewide coalition Texas For All, said in a news release that the fight extends far past Texas.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
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Colorado, winners of four of its last five games, has become a tougher team to put away.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
17 Aug. 2025
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Houston’s long-standing lead in the American League West is threatened not only by the loss of their star closer but also by the hard-charging Seattle Mariners – a team determined to win its first pennant.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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European leaders are seeking to speak with Trump before the meeting, according to Bloomberg, with the bloc's foreign ministers due to hold a virtual meeting on Monday.—
Brendan Cole
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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While the young voter bloc, defined as ages 18-29, were the age group with the highest support for the Democratic candidate in 2024, Trump saw a 10-point jump in youth support compared to 2020 data.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Faction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faction. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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