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clique

[kleek, klik] / klik, klɪk /


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The “Mormon Wives,” a group of women associated with the social media clique known as #MomTok, never neatly fit the internet’s definition of tradwives, either.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

Our clique comes storming down the mall food court in that classic slow-motion strut, letting us know right away what we’re in for.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

So they focus on the people, who are quite the colorful clique of keglers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026

Miller was popular in the sense that she was part of a clique and had social status, but her former classmates said that popularity shouldn’t be confused with being well liked.

From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2025

Some people need a clique to make them feel safe.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

But cliques within the bloc are emerging to push for change.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

Within this large group, cliques were formed but they often intermingled and share territory, like something from a simian Pixar film.

From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026

Most didn’t stay in one place for long but instead formed temporary cliques based on the games they played.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2026

Our best leaders have helped deliver the progress so far, but all leaders will need to do more as we eradicate the embedded cliques and networks left behind as we clear out the volume.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2025

But the possibility that the team might break up into cliques based on country or tribe or language was always there.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

So the thing about Elon Musk is that he’s cliqued up — specifically with the so-called PayPal Mafia.

From The Verge ● Sep. 1, 2022

The Frenchmen are cliqued against him, for Vieuxtemps has arrived, and they mean to maintain his superiority.

From Early Letters of George Wm. Curtis by George Willis Cooke


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