as in communities
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 cliques
And that's where little cliques were formed.
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Kate Hogan, People.com, 10 Dec. 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
Today, though, even the most exclusive of these maritime cliques embrace their surrounding communities, whether through wildly popular race weeks, youth sailing programs, or taking the helm on sustainability issues.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2024
When and why do girls start forming cliques?
—Hannah L. Schacter, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2024
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.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2024
Roz has been programmed to complete tasks determined by its owner, only there is no owner here, only survival and wisecracking cliques among the various species.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2024
Kate Hogan, People.com, 10 Dec. 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
Today, though, even the most exclusive of these maritime cliques embrace their surrounding communities, whether through wildly popular race weeks, youth sailing programs, or taking the helm on sustainability issues.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2024
When and why do girls start forming cliques?
—Hannah L. Schacter, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2024
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.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2024
Roz has been programmed to complete tasks determined by its owner, only there is no owner here, only survival and wisecracking cliques among the various species.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cliques
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Led by industry veteran Samantha Miller, cofounder and CEO, Cadence OTC is simultaneously working to bring a prescription birth control pill to over-the-counter status while also making emergency contraception readily available in underserved communities through convenience stores.Geri Stengel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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To prove value to payers, patients and local communities, providers today are utilizing benchmarks and information from leading, quantitative rankings programs as a north star for competitive analyses and performance improvement.Premier Contributor, Forbes, 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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Advertisement California wildlife officials are poised to decide whether to designate six isolated clans of pumas as endangered or threatened species under state law.Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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Success will increasingly depend on how well organizations can balance the deployment of emerging technologies with the human expertise needed to maximize their potential.Bernard Marr, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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To achieve this alignment between teams, organizations should establish regular cross-functional meetings between IT and OT teams.Georg Beyschlag, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Cliques.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cliques. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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