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 personal discernment of individual cardinals and the factions that can form ahead of a conclave are usually understood only by those participating.
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2025
More than 300 people were killed in days of clashes between the rival factions, the UN said.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Mysterio and Balor are the two leaders of a crumbling Judgment Day faction.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The faction can be traced back to WWE in May 2020, initially established as The Hurt Business, featuring MVP, Lashley, Benjamin, and later Cedric Alexander.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2025
More than 300 people were killed in days of clashes between the rival factions, the UN said.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Mysterio and Balor are the two leaders of a crumbling Judgment Day faction.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The faction can be traced back to WWE in May 2020, initially established as The Hurt Business, featuring MVP, Lashley, Benjamin, and later Cedric Alexander.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faction
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Yet even as the party showcases a solidly deep bench of experience 2028 contenders, there is a nagging narrative, mostly in media circles, that Democrats should mimic the GOP by eloping with a non-traditional candidate with a massive entertainment or social media footprint.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Farage's party is targeting working-class voters who once backed Labour.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 May 2025
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How is distilling whiskey in Texas different than Kentucky? MH: The climate has a big effect on the barrel aging side of things, and during fermentation and distillation.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The Leopold Museum Home to the largest Egon Schiele collection in the world, the Leopold captures the raw, visceral side of Vienna’s modernist golden age.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
24 Apr. 2025
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Solomon’s impending return to Tottenham does open up a slot on the wings for Harrison, but has too much water passed under the bridge?—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The Bruins have added four transfers in point guard Donovan Dent, wing Jamar Brown and centers Xavier Booker and Steven Jamerson II.—
Ben Bolch,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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The film’s plot follows a reclusive schizophrenic, raised in an oppressive religious sect, who must clear his name when he’s framed by cult leaders for a series of ritualistic murders.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
1 May 2025
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In Syria, internecine warfare has already emerged between Kurds in the northeast, former President Assad’s Alawite sect, and transitional President Ahmad al-Sharaa, who led the organization HTS, which the United States designated a terrorist group.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Apr. 2025
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The families pointed to polling from Israel that shows nearly 70% of Israelis favor ending military operations against Hamas in order to return all the hostages more than 573 days since they were abducted, including some 48% of Netanyahu’s coalition base.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2025
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Maryland Matters is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501(c)(3) public charity.—
Christine Condon,
Baltimore Sun,
1 May 2025
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Just three months before the kickoff of Combs' trial, attorney Anthony Ricco withdrew from the rapper's legal team on Feb. 21.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Bass and her team have also said that, once employee raises were factored in, the Fire Department budget actually grew this year.—
Alene Tchekmedyian,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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This week, the EU issued fines against Apple and Meta for violating the Digital Markets Act, which is the bloc’s law intended to create an open and competitive marketplace for digital businesses, as well as protect user privacy.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The District 3 race could also play a key role on whether Mahan successfully implements his policy agenda over the next year, as his bloc currently holds a slim voting advantage on the dais that could shift if Quevedo does not win the seat.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Faction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faction. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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