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 only objections are from those factions whose failed policies on crime and borders are now on full display. Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025 Some members in Netanyahu's coalition — from National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's Jewish Power party and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's Religious Zionism faction voted in favour of the bill, which would require a lengthy legislative process to ultimately pass. Reuters, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025 Neo Trad The Neo Trad faction explores traditionalist values, aesthetics and gender roles—but for two opposing reasons. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025 As soon as the conflict began to wind down, so did the faction’s ability to shape events. Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for faction
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Noun
  • The Thunder’s pregame party was the result of outlasting the Indiana Pacers in seven thrilling, competitive finals games.
    Joe Vardon, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2025
  • After attending the Hulu series's Paris premiere event on Tuesday, Kardashian kept the party going by heading to the cabaret club Crazy Horse, per Just Jared.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Marines were firing artillery from the coast to inland impact zones on the other side of the freeway.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Gaza ceasefire broken by both sides Hamas fired anti-tank missiles at Israeli positions and Israel responded with air strikes.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Hammerheads restaurant, known for ribs, smoked chicken wings, and unique sandwiches, is celebrating 15 years in Louisville.
    Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The second look channeled her inner angel, featuring a silky camisole, a short set and massive quilted wings.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Just like there are many sects of Judaism or Christianity, there are many ways to be Muslim.
    Deena ElGenaidi, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Their departures from the sect in 2022 and 2023 triggered a series of lawsuits, some of which are still playing out in court.
    Naveed Jamali, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
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  • The protests, organized by a coalition of left-leaning groups, were scheduled amid a federal government shutdown.
    Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 18 Oct. 2025
  • More than 2,600 rallies are planned Saturday in cities large and small, organized by hundreds of coalition partners.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
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  • This month, the team began landing equipment to start building the 3-mile road from the coast to the first well.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Williams, a third-team All-NBA and second-team All-Defensive selection last season, tore the scapholunate ligament in his wrist on April 9 but put off surgery until after the Thunder’s historic run.
    Joe Vardon, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Its statement was endorsed by member states with the exception of Trinidad and Tobago, and came after pressure by former prime ministers and opposition leaders for the bloc to take a stance.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
  • France is in the midst of its worst political crisis in decades as a succession of minority governments seek to push deficit-reducing budgets through a truculent legislature split into three distinct ideological blocs.
    Reuters, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Faction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faction. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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