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 The massacre left at least 70 people dead and factions of the gang were accused of carrying out the attacks. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026 Over the years, its mediation was brought to bear on the conflict in Sudan’s western Darfur region, Lebanese factional feuding and the rift between the Palestinians’ Hamas and Fatah factions. — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026 And the rise of factions — from Ralph Reed on the right to Bernie Sanders on the left — will keep occurring. — Mike Gecan, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026 The race is the next, and perhaps biggest, battle between the Democrats’ warring factions. — Karen Tumulty, Washington Post, 9 July 2026 Necessary reckonings have pulled the deepest wounds of American history to the surface, fracturing the public into factions of the wronged, the guilty, and those in hysterical denial. — Judy Berman, Time, 9 July 2026 Peacetime might prove the real test of the elder Khamenei’s legacy, said Ali Vaez, Iran director at the International Crisis Group, as rival factions vie to define the future of the Islamic Republic. — ABC News, 9 July 2026 So the screws were tightened again, with Khatami and his reformist movement marginalized by factions and forces more powerful than the presidency. — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 8 July 2026 Season 3 of the series returned with a bloody episode and a skyrocketing death toll, which continues to rise, as the rival Targaryen factions clashed in the shock-and-awe-inspiring Battle of the Gullet. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 5 July 2026

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The firmware problem highlights the Hue Bridge ecosystem’s lack of backup features, as some affected parties have noted.

— Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
Semafor reported at the time that Versant and The Ankler were also among the interested parties.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 10 July 2026

Definition of parties

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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
The Christian religion was only tolerated in the communist dictatorship, and other religious sects were forbidden.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 11 June 2026

Definition of sects

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The first one features a six-foot tall bronze cast angel whose wings enfold around a granite bench; the sculpture was intended to offer the comfort of an angel’s embrace for visitors who take a seat there.

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
In theory, this should offer some important advantages over the more traditional flying cylinder with wings attached to most aircraft today.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026

Definition of wings

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And evolving coalitions of philanthropic groups, businesses, and individual citizens are stepping up to meet the need.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 6 July 2026
Right-of-center justices formed coalitions Roman Martinez, a partner at Latham & Watkins who has argued 16 cases before the justices, said there’s no question the court is highly polarized, especially on the far right and left sides.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Definition of coalitions

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Before this summer’s World Cup, FIFA asked the 48 participating teams to provide a list of songs to be played during warmups and goal celebrations and, if appropriate, after victories.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
In a World Cup of superstars, both teams have had their top players deliver.

— Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of teams

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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

Definition of blocs

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