parties 1 of 2

plural of party
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as in factions
a group of people acting together within a larger group a small party got together to protest the new chairman's decision

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parties

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verb

present tense third-person singular of party

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Recent Examples of parties
Noun
AccuPoint does not charge an application fee or accept compensation from firms or any other parties for inclusion on the Financial Advisor 100 list. — Kelli Grant, Cfp®,riley De León, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026 Daines and Merkley also want committee leaders to have a one-day fast-track for considering popular bills with strong committee support from both parties that would allow those bills to pass the Senate with a simple majority. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda are said to have attended at least a few of these parties, contributing to rumors that Lewis and the estate served as at least partial inspiration for the novel. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026 Other parties have also added people directly impacted by the attack. — Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026 Deadline’s list of bidders is by no means exhaustive and other interested parties may yet emerge. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026 Netanyahu and his party, Likud, are not ahead in most mainstream polls, and yet most observers of any credibility agree that damn near anything could happen, especially given Israel’s complicated parliamentary arrangements and wild array of parties. — David Remnick, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026 When Scott introduced a version of the bill last year, other senators from both parties also expressed their support for the measure. — Chantelle Lee, Time, 7 Oct. 2026 My great-aunt showed me fashion magazines growing up, introducing me to the world of fashion, culture, parties and luxury. — Tyler Matthew Oyer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parties
Noun
  • Sunday's attack occurred as the Saudis hosted a major international energy conference in Riyadh, with other high-profile events including an investment gathering on the horizon.
    — SAMY MAGDY, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Set against the backdrop of the early 1970s, the series offers a warm and engaging portrayal of their relationship and the events surrounding it.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
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  • There’s also a twitchy paranoia at play, since Ethan and Ivy, as outsiders, inevitably spark a turf war as various warring factions try to figure out who is killing their men.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The move was expected after Palestinian factions across the political spectrum met in Cairo for discussions on delaying the vote, Islamic Jihad deputy secretary-general Mohammed al-Hindi told the Associated Press earlier this week.
    — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • While no postponements or cancellations have been announced, security teams are undoubtedly assessing what level of risk is tolerable for the titans of the global economy.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The mediator does an intense workout taking the offers and counteroffers between the parties, up and down an elegant staircase that separates the teams.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
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  • Another 13 people were wounded on downtown Sacramento’s K Street and 10th Street, in what became the deadliest mass shooting in the city’s history.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
  • Organizers say more than 125,000 people are expected throughout the event, bringing in millions of dollars for the local economy.
    — Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 June 2026
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  • Nine of the 10 largest individual and family donors in CNBC’s overall top 20 groups are Republican-aligned, accounting for 86 cents of every dollar contributed by the top 10, according to CNBC’s analysis of FEC records.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Though professional society guidelines recommended against performing this biopsy on women 70 or older with early-stage cancer, other groups had reported that it was still being done.
    — Allessandra DiCorato, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The study initially enrolled 53,000 varsity college athletes and service academy members; roughly one-quarter remain participants today.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Even though the narrative is sci-fi/horror-oriented, and participants are promised an actual alien encounter.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Gone are the beer bashes, the thrill of invention and any hint that Zuckerberg lusted for something — women, attention, clout — other than a quarterly earnings report.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • More recently, over the summer, FunDimension was World Cup watch party central, hosting bashes for various matches with soccer stars including Paul Pogba in attendance.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
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  • Oil is big over there, and the two sides are targeting fuel operations, trying to destroy the war-making ability of the other.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Still, after months of often contentious dialogue with government officials, local producers are grateful that both sides have found a way through the impasse.
    — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

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“Parties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parties. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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