Thesaurus results for FACTIONS

factions

noun

plural of faction

as in parties

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 factions Masculinism has been a great gift, because factions with different views on, say, protectionism or Israel or Big Tech can all agree on the overreach of feminism and the need for a return to traditional gender roles. —

Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026 Streeting’s views could prove a significant hurdle in garnering support from Labour’s membership, however, with left-wing factions within the party regarding him as too centrist or even right wing. —

Alexander Smith, NBC news, 14 May 2026 Carns, 46, has a captivating personal story that could attract support among the different factions within Labour. —

ABC News, 14 May 2026 Three factions, three problems. —

Daren Smith, IndieWire, 13 May 2026 Cartels have been using drones and more elaborate weapons for years to wage war, a sign of how entrenched the conflict is in regions like Guerrero, where the criminal groups have splintered into rival factions. —

Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026 Cartels have been using drones and more elaborate weapons for years to wage war, a sign of how entrenched the conflict is in regions like Guerrero, where cartels have splintered into rival factions. —

Megan Janetsky, Fortune, 10 May 2026 Others warn that empowering armed factions could trigger ethnic fragmentation, civil war or a Syria-style conflict inside Iran. —

Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026 There’s a street war between feuding factions! —

Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 4 May 2026

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Noun

There’s a friendly reception area with a giant chalkboard informing guests of local events, ranging from in-house parties to full moon nights at the Acropolis and big name gigs by the touring artists.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026
The surrogacy process has safeguards in place to ensure the safety of all parties involved.

— Ann Marie Luft, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026