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
Tony Award winner Paloma Young masterminded the musical’s costumes, which are inspired by styles worn by the different teen cliques of ‘90s America, from Grunge and Skater to Preppy, and of course Cher’s iconic yellow and black plaid skirt suit plays a starring role.
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Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
And their late father managed a local Orlando rap clique.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 14 Mar. 2025
Larson mythologized the mid-1990s incarnation of the neighborhood with Rent, the world-conquering rock musical that changed the sound of contemporary musical theater and captured the lives of a clique of artists just as gentrification was moving that world out of lower Manhattan forever.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2025
Last year, Lohan, Chabert and Amanda Seyfried, who rounded out the Plastics clique as Karen Smith in the original movie, reprised their characters for a Walmart Black Friday ad.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
And their late father managed a local Orlando rap clique.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 14 Mar. 2025
Larson mythologized the mid-1990s incarnation of the neighborhood with Rent, the world-conquering rock musical that changed the sound of contemporary musical theater and captured the lives of a clique of artists just as gentrification was moving that world out of lower Manhattan forever.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2025
Last year, Lohan, Chabert and Amanda Seyfried, who rounded out the Plastics clique as Karen Smith in the original movie, reprised their characters for a Walmart Black Friday ad.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clique
Noun
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The pontiff, who had been facing major health issues in the past several weeks, used an aide, Archbishop Diego Ravelli, to deliver his Easter Sunday speech to a crowd gathered at St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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According to the Smithsonian, crowds spent the day viewing the animals, picnicking, and, especially popular with children, participating in the Annual Easter Egg Roll on what’s known as Lion and Tiger Hill at the zoo.—
Melissa Noel,
Essence,
21 Apr. 2025
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An Ohio community remembers Fiona, a Great Pyrenees-golden retriever mix therapy dog, who completed a goal of over 1,000 therapeutic visits.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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This all called for greater vigilance in Jackson: the survivors were going to prep for a possible breach of the community’s defensive walls.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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The Giants have done extensive work on a bunch of quarterbacks, as they are set to host Sanders, Alabama’s Jalen Milroe and Louisville’s Tyler Shough for private workouts, per FOX Sports.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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For example, the boss tom with a bunch of hens will be hard to decoy in with a single hen.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
16 Apr. 2025
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Its network of electric vehicle chargers benefits thousands of drivers daily, especially since they can be used to charge non-Tesla EVs.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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The introduction of Cloud WAN, for instance, aims to extend Google’s private network availability to enterprise customers and support the efficient and secure movement of data, models and applications across regions.—
Melody Brue,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The strong support helped sophomore Kendall Pemberton gut out a win in the circle.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2025
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And so with perfect timing and wry irony, just as the unremovable blue circle turned up on billions of phones, WhatsApp quietly confirmed the solution.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The Trump administration is urging the Supreme Court not to block the deportation of Venezuelans accused of being members of the crime gang Tren de Aragua.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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Homan also denied that any migrant is being labeled a gang member solely because of tattoos.—
Isabel Danzis,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2025
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While there are endless options, this model charges up quickly, lasts through several hours of use, and won't add weight to your pack.—
Jacqueline Dole,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Apr. 2025
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There are small powder packets, solo packs of low-dose gummies and TSA-friendly buzz drops to add to a non-alcoholic drink or even coffee.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Yakumo is a young member of the Raven clan, a rival to Ryu’s own.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2025
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In coincidental tandem, the families behind both enterprises, both of Jewish-immigrant origins and both interlopers from the provinces (the Shuberts from upstate, the Times clan from Tennessee), had been collectively responsible for colonizing Times Square since its birth.—
Frank Rich,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Clique.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clique. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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