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 That’s likely to change in Season 3, now that both factions have added key reinforcements. —

Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026 The universe built for the manga – its characters, factions, and lore – also underpins Azuki TCG, the company’s trading card game, which topped $1 million in direct-to-player presales before its retail release. —

Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 June 2026 But for some reason, while its competitors have quickly adapted, Anthropic’s vibes have been more visibly out of sync with those of the administration — and, tellingly, there are no factions in the administration rushing to defend Anthropic. —

Tina Nguyen, The Verge, 17 June 2026 The prospect of Syrian troops entering Lebanon is likely to raise alarm bells, as many come from factions within Islamist and jihadist backgrounds and have been accused of atrocities against minorities within Syria’s own borders. —

Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 16 June 2026 Jeffries’ leadership style has yet to face the harsh scrutiny a majority brings; he’s operated in relative luxury, hearing out the various factions of the Democratic caucus. —

Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 June 2026 In India a major political crisis is brewing which will soon cause the Congress Party to split into two factions, one of which will become the dynastic fiefdom of Indira Gandhi and her family. —

Literary Hub, 16 June 2026 Danger on the left Van Hollen is right, but the difficult part for his party is resisting the influence of leftist factions that identify with the Palestinians to the extreme of denying Israel’s right to exist. —

Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2026 In 2018, tensions between the Service Employees International Union and smaller unions split the labor coalition into two factions. —

Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 10 June 2026

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But thousands still had a chance to celebrate at watch parties across the city, including one in Brooklyn where fans turned an early morning bar crowd into a full-on celebration.

— Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Rooms sleep up to five or six guests, with connecting rooms available for even larger parties.

— Eve Chen, USA Today, 19 June 2026