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
Mohammad Raad Mohammad Raad, the head of Hezbollah’s parliamentary faction, died on March 2 after Israel struck Beirut.
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Keely Bastow, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
The way different political factions responded to these two events indicated an unspoken, and chilling, tolerance for aggression.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
Nationally, the left often concedes first in the name of pragmatism, while more conservative factions hold firm and extract concessions.
—Darius Khalil Gordon, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
The packed, raucous events on state university campuses offered a clear signal from at least one faction of Democrats that there’s a growing appetite for figures like Piker and the candidates who stand with them.
—Joey Cappelletti, Twin Cities, 7 Apr. 2026
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Keely Bastow, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
The way different political factions responded to these two events indicated an unspoken, and chilling, tolerance for aggression.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
Nationally, the left often concedes first in the name of pragmatism, while more conservative factions hold firm and extract concessions.
—Darius Khalil Gordon, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
The packed, raucous events on state university campuses offered a clear signal from at least one faction of Democrats that there’s a growing appetite for figures like Piker and the candidates who stand with them.
—Joey Cappelletti, Twin Cities, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faction
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Crowds were relatively small last month, especially compared to March weekends in the years after the COVID pandemic, when thousands of young people packed Ocean Drive and the party was sullied by shootings, stampedes and curfews.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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It was defeated on a straight party-line vote, and our highly ideological legislature kept the gap between Title IX and Colorado law unresolved.—
Lisa Frizell,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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The deal was beneficial for both sides.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2026
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The two sides talked on March 17 and March 24 but have not been able to reach a breakthrough.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2026
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Her departure only adds to the rebuilding job head coach Mark Campbell will need to do this off-season as TCU must replace Big 12 Player of the Year Olivia Miles and first team All-Big 12 forward Marta Suarez along with starting wing Taylor Bigby.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
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The low cloud ceiling made rotary-wing insertion difficult.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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With 12 Christian sects, the country is home to the largest proportion of Christians of any nation in the Arab world.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The men at the center of the scandal are all members of the Athanor Freemasons, a former sect of the Grande Loge de l'Alliance Maçonnique Française that was closed in 2021 after these crimes came to light.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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Cracks were forming in the MAGA coalition, and the Groypers saw an opening.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The coalition, backed by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, argues that Catholic schools are being unlawfully excluded from the program because of their religious beliefs.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Apr. 2026
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In practice, spreading the odds meant that even teams who were just bad in general had a chance at landing the top pick.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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The stars of that team, Deron Williams and Dee Brown, sat together at Saturday’s game, drawing huge cheers when they were shown on the video board.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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More than a half-dozen potential candidates are speaking here to make inroads among Black leaders, one of Democrats' most powerful voting blocs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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There is, in theory, a large bloc of voters who fear AI’s implications, bigger than the one that celebrates them.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Faction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faction. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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