as in crowd
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially
that clique refuses to even talk to outsiders at their lunch table
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Recent Examples of clique
The department has been haunted for years by allegations about violent, tattooed cliques, whose bad behavior has cost the county millions of dollars in legal settlements.
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Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
But while Nick's actions threaten to alienate him from his clique, Carell has spoken about how the series ultimately brought him closer to Fey.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 3 May 2025
In a neighborhood in Golden in the early 2000s, five friends formed a clique dangerously dubbed The Burrito Boys.
—Colin Wrenn, Denver Post, 22 Apr. 2025
There were no small dinners for the team’s different cliques, only large team dinners every night.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
But while Nick's actions threaten to alienate him from his clique, Carell has spoken about how the series ultimately brought him closer to Fey.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 3 May 2025
In a neighborhood in Golden in the early 2000s, five friends formed a clique dangerously dubbed The Burrito Boys.
—Colin Wrenn, Denver Post, 22 Apr. 2025
There were no small dinners for the team’s different cliques, only large team dinners every night.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clique
Noun
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Far-right groups promoted a false rumor that the attacker was a migrant, leading to days of race riots that saw crowds of agitators target and attack hotels housing asylum seekers.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
27 May 2025
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The Ronna’s Hut owner is gearing up for a much bigger crowd on June 7 because word of mouth for some reason is strong, with thousands of comments left on the festival’s social media.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2025
Noun
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Ethan Suarez’s clinic has been on the frontlines of Central Florida’s HIV battle, offering free rapid tests at community events and health fairs so people can know their status.—
Skyler Swisher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2025
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The two-hour session was attended by more than 50 community participants, and much of the discussion centered on how an LVT could be used to counter the city’s pernicious problem of vacant and undeveloped properties.—
Daniel Brennan,
Baltimore Sun,
27 May 2025
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There’s not an obvious dud — the M:I equivalent of Kingdom of the Crystal Skull — in the bunch.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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Carell’s performance is the broadest of the bunch, but his character is also the most desperate.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 May 2025
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One such feature is the dark lunar maria (Latin for 'seas'), formed when molten lava flooded a network of impact basins that scarred the moon's surface billions of years ago.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
29 May 2025
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Authorities had uncovered a nationwide network of fixers who conspired to influence hundreds of college basketball games over a five-year period.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Yet there has been little sign of that pressure, despite fears in Israeli circles that Trump’s actions before and during his Middle East trip — which skipped Israel, saw Trump broker a deal with Yemen’s Houthis and lift sanctions on Syria without Israeli input — was a snub to Netanyahu.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2025
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Only time—and maybe another sister circle—will tell.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
18 May 2025
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Every Dawson's Creek fan remembers when most of the gang spent spring break at Aunt Gwen's (Julie Bowen) mountainside home, a.k.a.—
Breanne L. Heldman,
EW.com,
24 May 2025
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An undercover recording obtained of an MS-13 meeting that took place six weeks after the murder captured one MS-13 member acknowledging his participation in the murder, and other gang members disciplining him for leaving Massachusetts after the murder without the gang’s permission.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
23 May 2025
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Meanwhile, there are Black folks serving life for stealing a pack of gum.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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The new packs, spotted in Shasta, Tehama and Lassen counties, bring the total in the state to 10, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said Tuesday.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2025
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As boss Richie Stevenson looks to pin blame, patriarch Conrad Harrigan gathers his clan with a plan.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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It’s been three years, but our favorite sleuthing goth teenager Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) is finally back, as is the rest of her clan.—
Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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“Clique.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clique. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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