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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
In 2018, tensions between the Service Employees International Union and smaller unions split the labor coalition into two factions.
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Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
Season 3 continues the bloody battle between the warring factions of the House of Targaryen for control of the Iron Throne.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 June 2026
Local concentrations of people with different interests are often enough to activate Madison’s idea of factions canceling each other out.
—Frederic J. Fransen, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026
The nearly 10,000 attendees gathered beneath different banners and identities, some flying the flags of their youth movements, from socialist to LGBTQ+ organizations, to different political factions, including the Democrats, which made a significant showing at the event.
—Theia Chatelle, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2026
The conflict drew in multiple militias, many of them sectarian, plus Palestinian factions.
—ABC News, 5 June 2026
For the past seven years, a bit like the PGA and LIV factions in golf, the best anglers in the world have been split between two groups.
—CBS News, 5 June 2026
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass took office four years ago with a reputation as a coalition builder — someone capable of bringing competing factions together to achieve a common goal.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
For Bottoms and Kirkmeyer, who hail from different ideological factions of the GOP, the debate was a chance to close with and criticize Marx while highlighting their own goals and plans.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 3 June 2026
Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
Season 3 continues the bloody battle between the warring factions of the House of Targaryen for control of the Iron Throne.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 June 2026
Local concentrations of people with different interests are often enough to activate Madison’s idea of factions canceling each other out.
—Frederic J. Fransen, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026
The nearly 10,000 attendees gathered beneath different banners and identities, some flying the flags of their youth movements, from socialist to LGBTQ+ organizations, to different political factions, including the Democrats, which made a significant showing at the event.
—Theia Chatelle, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2026
The conflict drew in multiple militias, many of them sectarian, plus Palestinian factions.
—ABC News, 5 June 2026
For the past seven years, a bit like the PGA and LIV factions in golf, the best anglers in the world have been split between two groups.
—CBS News, 5 June 2026
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass took office four years ago with a reputation as a coalition builder — someone capable of bringing competing factions together to achieve a common goal.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
For Bottoms and Kirkmeyer, who hail from different ideological factions of the GOP, the debate was a chance to close with and criticize Marx while highlighting their own goals and plans.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for factions
Noun
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These watch parties are open to the public and do not require a ticket.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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While members of both parties who cite privacy issues have long wanted to limit the authority, there was broad bipartisan support to renew it, especially after Republicans and Democrats recently worked out a compromise bill.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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His eyes had rested on a flimsy plastic cup that had been abandoned on the sink, holding ragged lime slices and a slush of ice that was causing little beads of condensation to form on its sides.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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Pressure on all sides of the system The county added 146 net licensed child care slots last year, but Hazeldize says that in an area this large and with this much rapid growth, an increase of 146 slots is essentially flat.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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The Christian religion was only tolerated in the communist dictatorship, and other religious sects were forbidden.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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In an unrelated development, an umbrella group of Hasidic Jewish sects in Williamsburg endorsed Reynoso.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2026
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That motif extends to the trippy video, where McRae dons angel wings, like a Gen Z version of Claire Danes in Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
11 Dec. 2025
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This was a typical attack from that game, as Madrid built up in a 3-2-5 shape, with Bellingham acting as a makeshift striker while Vinicius Jr and Mbappe looked to make incisions down the wings.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
10 Dec. 2025
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The coalitions’ members are already doing many of the things outlined in Abbott’s letter, such as using advanced cooling technologies, working closely with communities and paying for power and energy infrastructure costs, Diorio said.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 June 2026
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In diverse Los Angeles, mayors are elected by building coalitions, ethnically and geographically.—
Michael R. Blood,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
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But according to Law, the top-end talent will be so compelling that few teams drafting at the top are expected to take that course.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
10 Dec. 2025
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Childress ultimately decided to be one of the 13 teams to sign onto the charter agreement.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Dec. 2025
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Parties must win at least 4% of the vote to take a seat, while blocs made up of three or more parties must hit 8%.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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Jackson also said the provision shaped the 1st, 4th and 7th Congressional Districts in the Chicago area and include Black and Hispanic voting blocs.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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“Factions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factions. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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