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 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 But, as analysts note, candidates often appeal to their party's hardline or most vocal factions in primaries before later tempering their messages. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026 While investigations into their death continues, experts say there are indications that some of the influencers did have relationships with criminal organizations and were killed as acts of reprisal by rival factions. — Rey Rodríguez, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026 In 2014, Obama wore a tan-colored suit to a press conference addressing ISIS, a wardrobe choice that was endlessly criticized by certain factions of the media and even earned its own Wikipedia page. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2026 The reason this season sank like a concrete turd was that factions within the cast formed around whether people are loyal to Jason and Janet Caperna or Danny Booko and Nia Sanchez. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2026

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In January, prosecutors filed a response opposing the motion, Kestou filed a brief in support of it, and the court heard arguments from both parties, court documents said.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Running September 10–20, before streaming September 21–27, the event will comprise 87 feature-length and short films by 2SLGBTQIA+ creators alongside parties, filmmaker Q&As, workshops, and community events.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026

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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

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Thanks in part to a National Science Foundation (NSF) fellowship, Drew explored several designs for flying and became interested in creating robots that flap their wings in a way similar to real-life creatures.

— Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2026
The moderate and progressive wings each scoring wins at the ballot box this week.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 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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Earlier in the season, a multi-inning outing for Pintaro, who has attracted interest from other teams over the past couple of years, would’ve meant a trip back to Triple A; the Mets would’ve needed to swap him for a fresh pitcher.

— Will Sammon, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Its foreign ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari previously said Qatari rescue teams searched for their remains and spoke to Iran to coordinate the handover of one of their bodies.

— Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of teams

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Trade restrictions are breaking up world markets, but not into tidy blocs.

— Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Beyond concerns about Hong's old tweets, however, critics have suggested the campaign underperformed with key voting blocs and made questionable decisions, such as dedicating $150,200 to online ads without running a single TV broadcast spot.

— Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2026

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