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clique

[kleek, klik] / klik, klɪk /


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How all this might impact #MomTok — the power of their clique to withstand the various in-fighting and drama has become a perennial concern each season — is already playing out in the headlines.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

But the standout character is "queen bee" Regina, head of the Plastics clique and the meanest of the mean girls.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 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

I was the girl in my clique whom dudes sought out when they had a crush on another girl and needed advice on how to win her over.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi




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