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 other faction of Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris, and Gillian Gilbert — who still actively perform as New Order — don’t seem to care at all.
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Devon Ivie, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2025
The record for the longest multi-speaker filibuster was 60 days, when a faction of Southern lawmakers in 1964 attempted to block the Civil Rights Act.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
Described as a figure reminiscent of Robert De Niro's Jimmy the Gent from Goodfellas, the protagonist navigates a turbulent era, battling rival factions to seize control of the Hawaiian underworld.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
There will undoubtedly be a Chaos faction too.
—Ian Stokes, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2025
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Devon Ivie, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2025
The record for the longest multi-speaker filibuster was 60 days, when a faction of Southern lawmakers in 1964 attempted to block the Civil Rights Act.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
Described as a figure reminiscent of Robert De Niro's Jimmy the Gent from Goodfellas, the protagonist navigates a turbulent era, battling rival factions to seize control of the Hawaiian underworld.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
There will undoubtedly be a Chaos faction too.
—Ian Stokes, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faction
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When a drug bust at a party attended by high-profile second-generation VIPs leads to a dangerous conspiracy, the yadang must fight to survive.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2025
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Or more commonly known (if it’s commonly known?) as a placenta party.—
Danielle Pergament,
Allure,
21 Apr. 2025
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The benefits on the network side are also a major reason for our investment in Capital One.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Matthew J. Belvedere,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2025
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The picture on the left side of the frame was a painting of the two dogs, Barney and Buford.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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The Bruins have added four transfers in point guard Donovan Dent, wing Jamar Brown and centers Xavier Booker and Steven Jamerson II.—
Ben Bolch,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Australian wing Jacob Furphy rounds out the class and is ranked No. 95 in the class by 247Sports.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2025
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Both were enraged by federal actions during a 1992 standoff in Ruby Ridge, Idaho, and the 1993 siege of a religious sect’s compound in Waco, Texas, both of which had turned deadly and inflamed far-right fears about federal intrusion on freedoms around guns and religion.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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The most important figure in determining the new reincarnation of the Dalai Lama is the second-highest authority in the Gelug sect, the Panchen Lama.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
12 Mar. 2025
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What To Know Thursday's ruling by Hollander was in response to a case brought against DOGE by a coalition of labor unions and retirees who argued giving the new body access to Social Security data breached privacy and was a security risk.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Now Knight oversees a team of 13 mostly remote workers from a small office on Orange Avenue, setting the priorities for the group confronting some of the state’s biggest challenges — and advocating for its findings alongside a coalition of organizations across the state.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Apr. 2025
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The excitement continues on Sunday, with the remaining eight teams stepping onto the court for Game 1 of the playoffs, setting the stage for the entire tournament.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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And yet Brentford are the only team to have two players among the top 10 scorers in the Premier League.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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Vos has been criss-crossing the former Eastern bloc and cutting real estate deals for nearly three decades.—
Giacomo Tognini,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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The bloc went forward with a carbon tax on imports that took effect in 2023 for large firms in select sectors.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Faction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faction. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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