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 Sinaloa has been engulfed for nearly two years in a bloody conflict between rival factions of the cartel that bears the state’s name. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 Her research shows how the struggle to reconcile conflicting factions and form a collective challenge to oppressive beauty standards gained strength. — Monitor Reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026 Such beliefs continue in the 21st century, with certain factions making unproven claims about urine’s purported antiviral actions against the COVID-19–causing coronavirus. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026 For the first time, the parade features six grand marshals, each chosen to connect with different factions of the community, Martinez said. — Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2026 The threat comes after Iran recently reorganized its military to be more aggressive as factions in the government abandon hopes for negotiations. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026 Israel has traditionally avoided official dialogue with far-right parties in Europe, where many factions have direct antecedents in post-Second World War neofascist movements. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026 Now, the factions of the state Democratic Party will try to unite after a bizarre set of circumstances leading up to the primary election. — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The two frontrunners in the Democratic primary are now Hong and Crowley, who has since gotten Evers' backing, setting up a battle between the party's moderate and progressive factions. — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

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At a hearing this week, Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin asked the parties to identify two potential magistrates who could oversee mediation by next Wednesday.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
Per the complaint, both parties bought Logitech mice at higher prices.

— Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of parties

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As the war with Iran continues and both sides seek to control the strait, through which 25% of the world's oil trade transited before the war began in February, oil prices have reached their highest level since July.

— August 20, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
That tariff rate was later reduced to 15% when the two sides agreed on a trade deal, but uncertainty remains about the stability of that agreement and how imports of certain European goods, such as steel, will be taxed by Washington.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of sides

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Grand jury testimony portrayed the shooting as a culmination of a longstanding feud between rival record labels — Death Row Records and Bad Boy Records — and rival gang sects Mob Piru and South Side Compton Crips.

— Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
The initial proposal, debated since 2019, has exposed sectarian tensions among the country’s multitude of Islamic and Christian sects.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of sects

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Some of the ensemble members are puppeteers who control the title character, a realistic puppet able to spread its wings.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
By allowing wings like Kayla Thornton, Salaun and Kaila Charles to plant themselves on the baseline right outside of the paint, the driving lanes that Chicago enjoyed early were suddenly closed up.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of wings

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And both sets of allies are forming new middle-power coalitions to reduce reliance on Washington, from recent European arrangements with India to the trade agreements Japan is pursuing with Latin America.

— Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Health care affordability will be solved by building durable coalitions around ideas that work in the real world, not just in theory.

— Kody Kinsley, STAT, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of coalitions

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Here’s the Week 0 Fort Worth-area high school football scores including teams from area districts.

— Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Aug. 2026
The location pros behind Best Picture Oscar winner One Battle After Another and nominee Marty Supreme won the film prizes at the 2026 LMGI Awards, with the Pluribus, Fallout and Black Rabbit teams taking TV honors.

— Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of teams

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Schmitt proposed that the world would be properly organized by spatial blocs, or Grossräume, dominated by regional hegemons.

— Leonard A. Schuette, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026
Tier 1 includes countries and blocs that deal in large volumes of goods tied to China, but also maintain diversified industrial bases.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026

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