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

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of parties
Noun
Supported by both major political parties, and Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Jimmy Carter, the Equal Rights Amendment was sent to the states for ratification. — Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026 Lawmakers in both parties are expected to introduce legislation to establish a federal film & TV tax incentive as soon as Thursday, according to sources familiar with the plans. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026 Many rural voters don’t think the major parties or the president respect people like them. — Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 The underlying logic is that if parties contractually agree to arbitrate their grievances, which Moore and other professional tennis players do, judges ought to treat the outcome as final, assuming there are no extraordinary circumstances. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2026 But Kozlowski said his concerns about Flock cameras stemmed specifically from the risk that data could be shared with unauthorized parties. — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Voters will choose among 7,288 candidates from 27 political parties. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 Lawmakers in both parties agree more guardrails are needed, but even narrow attempts at regulation have fallen apart and a certain skepticism has set in. — Steven Sloan, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026 Now lawmakers in both parties are discussing human extinction. — Ian Duncan, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parties
Noun
  • Quality online schools intentionally build opportunities for connection, offering clubs, collaboration, and in-person events such as field trips, regional gatherings, and graduation ceremonies.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
  • And in the 17th century, such events were explained as God’s punishment.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
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  • There are multiple factions with a variety of goals and assessments about the technology's promise, dangers and how it should be governed.
    — Katie McQue, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Various events bring together factions of a fashion industry that is acutely aware of the vastness of its environmental footprint and how little is being done to mitigate it.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
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  • IvyCraft is designed for researchers, students, educators, content creators, consultants, and teams that regularly turn source material into presentations, videos, podcasts, or visual content.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The last time these teams were district foes, Seminole beat the Blue Darters twice in 2023 — including a playoff game.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • 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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  • Ahead of Wednesday's hearing, an amicus brief was filed by other news groups, urging the court to immediately restore the three outlets' White House access.
    — JOCELYN NOVECK, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The two groups are already collaborating on projects with the goal of building a slate of projects that are connected with brand partners from the very start.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
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  • But for the rest of the pack, bigger challenges lie ahead, according to some market participants.
    — Kif Leswing,Isabel O'Brien,Seema Mody, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The applicants had wanted to hold the march in the afternoon with 60 participants.
    — Amanda Ferguson Reuters, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • While there was no official Vogue World after-party, leave it to the A-list stars to find where the best (and most glamorous) bashes were happening.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2026
  • And for a girl who is known for her epic Fourth of July bashes, wearing a gown by the designer for her wedding celebration (that just so happens to fall over the holiday weekend) seems like a perfect fit.
    — Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
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  • Under the memorandum of understanding the two sides signed in June that collapsed within days, Iran's nuclear program was meant to be discussed over a 60-day period.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The group of senators — which includes all Democratic members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s Africa panel — criticized both sides of the conflict.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Parties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parties. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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