: a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons
especially
: one held together by common interests, views, or purposes
high school cliques
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that clique refuses to even talk to outsiders at their lunch table
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Despite opposition by Russia and its clique of confederates, more than 150 UN states backed the ban on ASAT testing.
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Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
Kids who aren’t in a clique or who are at the bottom of the clique hierarchy might feel more lonely and sad.
—Hannah L. Schacter, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2024
Secretive deputy cliques have operated in L.A. County for decades.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024
There are now only 12 people in the 12-digit-net-worth clique, after three previous members fell off the list, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2024
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Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
Kids who aren’t in a clique or who are at the bottom of the clique hierarchy might feel more lonely and sad.
—Hannah L. Schacter, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2024
Secretive deputy cliques have operated in L.A. County for decades.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024
There are now only 12 people in the 12-digit-net-worth clique, after three previous members fell off the list, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for clique
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“Clique.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clique. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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