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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Build communities around your business to increase customer engagement and loyalty.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Even the protections that preserve the park where de la Torre works contain exceptions for oil companies and Indigenous communities, and wildlife hunting is still rampant.Jessica Camille Aguirre, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
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And our definition of social media was to converse about the over-the-top shenanigans of the fictional Ewing, Channing and Carrington clans at the proverbial office watercooler.Marc Berman, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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In 2020, the California Fish and Game Commission made six lion clans a candidate for protection under the state Endangered Species Act, and are expected to decide whether to permanently list them next year.Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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Yet, as organizations rush to meet this demand, many fall into the trap of greenwashing—claiming environmental or social responsibility without delivering tangible results.Joel Carboni, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Striking a balance between innovation and security will be essential as organizations seek to leverage the benefits of LC/NC tools in conjunction with generative AI.Hrishikesh Joshi, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Cliques.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cliques. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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