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
Luke, by contrast, is intent on reconciling Christianity with Roman rule—or, at least, demonstrating that this nascent sect poses no threat to the Empire.
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Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Amanda, a 34-year-old mother of two, lives in Pennsylvania in a community which is home to many Mennonites, a Christian sect which tends to eschew vaccination.
—Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
Rights groups say that hundreds of civilians -- mostly from the Alawite minority sect to which Assad belongs -- were killed by factions in retaliation.
—arkansasonline.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Both areas are home to Syria's Alawite community, the small Islamic sect to which the Assad family belongs, and have been a focus of security concerns amid Sharaa's rise to power.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2025
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Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Amanda, a 34-year-old mother of two, lives in Pennsylvania in a community which is home to many Mennonites, a Christian sect which tends to eschew vaccination.
—Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
Rights groups say that hundreds of civilians -- mostly from the Alawite minority sect to which Assad belongs -- were killed by factions in retaliation.
—arkansasonline.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Both areas are home to Syria's Alawite community, the small Islamic sect to which the Assad family belongs, and have been a focus of security concerns amid Sharaa's rise to power.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sect
Noun
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The fact that the final economic terms were more or less on the table for months while the various factions continued to publicly attack one another and the threat of a strike loomed raises questions about Johnson’s ability to close the deal.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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With little commonality between the two factions, politics has metastasized into a winner-takes-all where, ultimately, both sides lose.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
4 Apr. 2025
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In the Kirk podcast interview, Newsom broke with many in his party on the issue of transgender women in sports.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Recruit followed Owen Hendricks (Centineo), a CIA lawyer, who becomes involved in massive international conflicts with dangerous parties after an asset tries to expose their relationship to the agency.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Knicks settled on running more offense through Anunoby and Bridges, the pair of wings who kept the offense humming with the All-Star and captain out due to injury.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2025
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All-Star wing Jalen Williams finished with 16 points but on 4-of-14 shooting to go with six rebounds, three assists and three steals.—
Khobi Price,
Oc Register,
7 Apr. 2025
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This April 3, 2025, photo taken at the Battleship Missouri Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, shows fragments of the Japanese Zero fighter that a kamikaze pilot flew into the side of the USS Missouri during the Battle of Okinawa on April 11, 1945.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Jersey City Police Department is taking the lead on the investigation since the helicopter crashed on the Jersey City side of the river, Fulop told WABC on Thursday.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Sect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sect. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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