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
Don’t bring your lawyer, bring your gat or bring your clique, man.
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Angel Diaz, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2025
But surveys and interviews revealed deeper issues: a lack of strategic alignment and the existence of cliques.
—Sarah Elk, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
What makes this comedy a permanent fixture in the zeitgeist is its kaleidoscopic look at the end of high school, never just focusing on any one clique, but, instead, daring to try and capture them all.
—Brian Smolensky and James Mercadante, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
More than just seeking to destroy the damaging cliques at his new school, Slater’s character has plans for something a little more permanent in this comedy that really shaped the teen genre for years to come.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for clique
Angel Diaz, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2025
But surveys and interviews revealed deeper issues: a lack of strategic alignment and the existence of cliques.
—Sarah Elk, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
What makes this comedy a permanent fixture in the zeitgeist is its kaleidoscopic look at the end of high school, never just focusing on any one clique, but, instead, daring to try and capture them all.
—Brian Smolensky and James Mercadante, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
More than just seeking to destroy the damaging cliques at his new school, Slater’s character has plans for something a little more permanent in this comedy that really shaped the teen genre for years to come.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clique
Noun
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Red Cross staff held up white screens to try to conceal the coffins from onlookers as they were loaded into their vehicles amid crowds.—
Chris Kenning,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Next stop for this crowd is the Century for the Puttana of the Century party, with cult deity Joey Arias hosting ($35); dress bordello.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The impacts are being felt in communities across the country that have universities or academic medical centers, Wolfson and others said, as well as clinical training, basic scientific research and patient care.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Rising Tide Award celebrates emergent artists of any age who inspire others by embodying the values and ideals of the folk community through their creative work, community role, and public voice.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Obviously a great competition, a bunch of great shooters.—
Josh Dubow,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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Ava DuVernay and a bunch of friends did a wonderful thing by raising funds to help rebuild it.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2025
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Like other cable networks, MSNBC is facing significant business challenges.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
22 Feb. 2025
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Harp is a former host of the right-wing news network OAN.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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The event was hosted at the Cambridge Tea House in Columbus, with several other members of the Blue Jackets circle in attendance, including Maggie Jenner, the wife of Boone Jenner.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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One of the most popular hikes, the 5-mile Canyon Loop Trail, circles nine of the canyons.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
23 Feb. 2025
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While city officials have downplayed characterizations by President Donald Trump and others that the Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua, had taken over the city, Chamberlain did assert Wednesday that its members controlled several parts of the complex.—
Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton,
The Denver Post,
19 Feb. 2025
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Our immigration system has welcomed gang members and awarded them housing and health care.—
Yuri Mamchur,
National Review,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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On the tax front, average property tax rates should be reduced from 1.95% of a home’s value to 0.72%, which is near the middle of the pack among states.—
Adam A. Millsap,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Adams, who’s facing historically low approval ratings, is running against a sprawling field of challengers in the primary that could include ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has for months considered a run and is polling at the top of the pack.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Magic and religion, for example, are intertwined, with each of the ten magical abilities linked to a god or goddess who governs the maji clans.—
Susan Akyeampong,
refinery29.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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The fastidious, precociously mature character served as a comedic foil to his feistier mother as well as the rest of the show’s broader Pritchett-Dunphy clan.—
John Russell,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Clique.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clique. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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