as in party
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 faction
The fight underscores long-standing friction between the rump of what was once the Texas party’s establishment and the rising far-right faction that now controls most of the state’s government.
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Saul Elbein, The Hill, 5 Jan. 2025
Even in the 19th century when almost every political faction wanted a small federal government, almost everyone wanted reliable government statistics on the number of people, cows, museum artifacts, and housing quality.
—Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
In such a broad, diverse republic, we should not be ruled by the lopsided politics of any one region or faction.
—The Editors, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
What to Know The U.S. has intensified efforts to locate Tice and secure his return, confirming that officials have communicated with the rebel factions responsible for ousting Assad's government regarding the missing journalist.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Saul Elbein, The Hill, 5 Jan. 2025
Even in the 19th century when almost every political faction wanted a small federal government, almost everyone wanted reliable government statistics on the number of people, cows, museum artifacts, and housing quality.
—Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
In such a broad, diverse republic, we should not be ruled by the lopsided politics of any one region or faction.
—The Editors, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
What to Know The U.S. has intensified efforts to locate Tice and secure his return, confirming that officials have communicated with the rebel factions responsible for ousting Assad's government regarding the missing journalist.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faction
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While all parties obsessed over quotas and affirmative action inside the military, there were very few questions about actual policy, or what Hegseth knows about the job.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2025
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Another cool feature: a hydraulic pool floor that transforms for after-hours events like fashion shows and live music, and pool parties.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
15 Jan. 2025
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Either cut off an entire stem an inch or two off the ground or cut a side branch close to the main stem.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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On one side, there is widespread agreement that 2025 is already the year of agentic and physical AI.—
Luis E. Romero,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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The German wing is an extremely smart basketball player.—
Sam Vecenie,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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An Israeli official said the leader of Hamas's military wing in Gaza, Mohammed Sinwar, will decide whether to agree to the deal.—
Barak Ravid,
Axios,
13 Jan. 2025
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Protests by members of the Alawite community, the minority sect the Assad family belongs to, erupted last week in Homs after video showing an Alawite shrine in Aleppo being vandalized circulated online.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC News,
31 Dec. 2024
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Guatemalan officials raided a compound on Friday belonging to Lev Tahor, an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect with past links to child exploitation.—
Jody García,
New York Times,
21 Dec. 2024
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Ruiz said the monument, crafted by a diverse coalition, shows that land conservation and renewable energy expansion can go hand in hand.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2025
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That same year, the council also created and funded the Sacramento Family Unity, Education, and Legal Network, a coalition of community groups working together to help Sacramento’s immigrant and refugee population.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacramento Bee,
12 Jan. 2025
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The hike up to the cross is difficult and swampy, with Tompkins and her team stepping between tufts of grass, while the glassy water along the shoreline laps quietly at the stony beach below.—
John Bartlett,
NPR,
12 Jan. 2025
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As for the cooking: Namba and his team are hand-stitching two cuisines like master tailors.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2025
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Latin America is not a unified trading bloc like the EU.—
Morten Johansen,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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The chat between Musk and Weidel was being monitored by watchdogs from the European Commission, which has accused X of violating the 27-nation bloc’s sweeping digital rulebook for cleaning up social media platforms and protecting internet users from online harm.—
Vanessa Gera,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Faction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faction. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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