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 More to Explore Upon Washington’s death in 1799, the factions agreed that he should be buried in his eponymous capital city, despite his instructions that he be buried at Mount Vernon. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 27 July 2026 According to the think tank InSight Crime, the alliance between these factions was one of the main reasons the Sinaloa cartel consolidated itself as one of the most powerful in the region. — Sol Amaya, CNN Money, 20 July 2026 Across the globe, populist leaders and fundamentalist factions attempt to consolidate power by dividing populations and silencing dissent. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 20 July 2026 Now Baghdad is trying to bring armed factions, including Kataib Hezbollah and Asaib Ahl al-Haq, under full state control. — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026 Marta Perez, a former school board member who served the entirety of Brown’s time as the top attorney, said those votes reflected divisions and factions within the board more than anything. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026 Closed primaries regularly reward campaigns that can mobilize small but highly motivated factions. — J.c. Polanco, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026 European commitment is weakening, with record Russian LNG purchases and growing pro-Russian political factions. — Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 On top of that, Tea Party factions of the Republicans’ House majority regularly paralyzed the party during the Obama administration. — David M. Drucker, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

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The Heat and DeRozan have had mutual interest in the past, and conversations between the parties are expected.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
San Jose recorded 1 million total downtown visits during the six-week FIFA World Cup, officials announced Friday — a final count over 2 ½ times initial projections — driven by energetic watch parties and strong fan culture in the city.

— Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 25 July 2026

Definition of parties

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Both sides agreed to discuss Tehran’s nuclear program under the Memorandum of Understanding that was signed in June but later fell apart.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
The most competitive part of the match might have been the fight between the players of the two sides right after the game ended.

— Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of sides

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In 1642, the fifth Dalai Lama first unified Tibet by yoking the strength of Mongol forces, who razed the monasteries of rival sects, killing thousands.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026
Anyone who thinks that the differences between these sects are minor is invited to read about the wars, massacres and persecutions that erupted between them in the 16th and 17th centuries.

— Kenneth Seeskin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of sects

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On the court, last season was defined as much as anything by the prevalence of super-sized wings and multiple bigs playing together.

— Brendan Marks, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Thekla will also defend the AEW Women's World Championship against Willow Nightingale, with Mercedes Moné waiting in the wings to challenge the winner at All In.

— Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

Definition of wings

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The global technology stack is splintering into rival blocs that no longer share standards, priorities, or even a common definition of winning.

— Mark Minevich, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
That has raised concerns that the next era of wireless communications—headlined by 6G and Wi-Fi 8—will result in the world’s three largest economic blocs adopting three incompatible wireless spectrum models.

— Stephen Cousins, IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2026

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