as in faction
a group of people acting together within a larger group
one sect of medical researchers holds the minority view that the disease is not caused by that virus
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Recent Examples of sect
Assad, while widely seen as an oppressive dictator and accused of using chemical weapons against his own people, was championed as a protector of Shiite Muslim sects, Christian communities, and other religious groups.
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Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Dec. 2024
There have been some sectarian attacks but mostly against members of Assad's minority Alawite sect.
—Bassem Mroue, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Dec. 2024
About 10 percent of Syrians belong to the sect, an offshoot of Shiite Islam, and Alawites dominated the ruling class and upper ranks of the military under the Assad dynasty.
—Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Syria’s twenty-three million people include multiple Muslim sects, Christians, Druze, and Kurds.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Dec. 2024
There have been some sectarian attacks but mostly against members of Assad's minority Alawite sect.
—Bassem Mroue, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Dec. 2024
About 10 percent of Syrians belong to the sect, an offshoot of Shiite Islam, and Alawites dominated the ruling class and upper ranks of the military under the Assad dynasty.
—Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Syria’s twenty-three million people include multiple Muslim sects, Christians, Druze, and Kurds.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sect
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What's next: Trump is set to meet with several factions of House Republican lawmakers to try to bridge the divide among them.—
Andrew Solender,
Axios,
8 Jan. 2025
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But the war between two factions of Sudan’s military has made things vastly worse.—
Kate Okorie,
The Christian Science Monitor,
7 Jan. 2025
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Take Jennifer Lopez, for example, who channeled old Hollywood glamour at a Golden Globes party.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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From there, the Brooklyn dwellers planned the ultimate party, not in NYC, but down south in New Orleans.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
15 Jan. 2025
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The German wing is an extremely smart basketball player.—
Sam Vecenie,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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The lawsuit at London's Competition Appeal Tribunal is the first mass lawsuit against a tech giant to come to trial under Britain's burgeoning class action-style regime, with many other cases waiting in the wings.—
Sam Tobin,
USA TODAY,
13 Jan. 2025
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Either cut off an entire stem an inch or two off the ground or cut a side branch close to the main stem.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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These leggings have ultra-deep side pockets on each thigh that can easily fit my smartphone and wallet.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Sect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sect. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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