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
And oversight officials faulted it for failing to ban deputy cliques — the term oversight officials and researchers use to describe exclusionary subgroups not known to engage in egregious misconduct.
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Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2024
There are times the group can break into natural cliques; the British and Irish contingent sit together on the boat trip, as do the Spanish-speaking group.
—Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 4 Aug. 2024
With Venus entering your 11th house of friendships, networks and visions of the future, this transit could spark connections that challenge your social circles and cliques.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
The novel sparks complications when Harper and his clique reunite in Chicago for the wedding of once-philandering football star Lance Sullivan (Chestnut) and his college sweetheart, Mia Morgan (Monica Calhoun).
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
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Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2024
There are times the group can break into natural cliques; the British and Irish contingent sit together on the boat trip, as do the Spanish-speaking group.
—Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 4 Aug. 2024
With Venus entering your 11th house of friendships, networks and visions of the future, this transit could spark connections that challenge your social circles and cliques.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
The novel sparks complications when Harper and his clique reunite in Chicago for the wedding of once-philandering football star Lance Sullivan (Chestnut) and his college sweetheart, Mia Morgan (Monica Calhoun).
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clique
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Ashley’s original, which has made musical history books for its pioneering use of the then-new element of feedback, seems to have a had a more carnival/cabaret feel, including crowd noise.Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Dec. 2024
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Huge crowds of protesters massed outside the National Assembly and around the country erupted in celebration, many of them waving light sticks often seen at K-pop concerts.Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 14 Dec. 2024
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World & Nation Rebels seize Damascus; Assad reported to have fled Syria for Moscow Dec. 8, 2024 Syria is home to multiple ethnic and religious communities, often pitted against each other by Assad’s state and years of war.Sarah el Deeb and Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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This giving system would research what the median household income was for your community and only spend up to that amount.Shane Enete, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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The Survivor producers always throw a bunch of twists out there.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Google has worked to bring as many features as possible into the model itself, rather than run a bunch of individual and siloed products, in order to be able to do more with Gemini in more places.David Pierce, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024
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Merchants pay these fees, often a percentage of the sale amount, to bank card issuers and the networks each time a card is swiped.Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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In October, the network debuted Finding Mr. Christmas, its first-ever reality competition series with host Jonathan Bennett and lead judge Melissa Peterman.Esther Kang, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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Begin building a strong reputation outside your immediate circle.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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Unconventional relationships could arise from your social circles or perhaps an unexpected source that brings excitement to your love life.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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Farther north, in Clinton County, local law enforcement officers were advised to release a violent Tren De Aragua Venezuelan prison gang member into the community, prompting a congressional investigation, The Center Square reported.Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Dec. 2024
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Just last week, a gang leader ordered the slaughter of more than 200 people in one of Port-au-Prince’s poorest neighborhoods in an attack that targeted voodoo priests.Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
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The vessel is equipped with two variable-speed generators that supply power to the ship’s main grid, storing excess energy in battery packs.Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 16 Dec. 2024
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This set comes with the battery pack, cables and a storage case.Tim Chan, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
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The upcoming Season 5 finale of Yellowstone will not be the end of the Dutton clan’s story.Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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Any recognition of Somaliland as an independent state will result in dangerous repercussions, including exacerbating internal divisions between the various clans of Somaliland that support independence and others that seek to remain within the Somali federal state.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Clique.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clique. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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