as in Mafia
a group involved in secret or criminal activities
a conspiracy theory about the existence of an international cabal devoted to world domination
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Recent Examples of cabal
Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2019
Powell is drawing encouragement from the significant losses of candidates who, like Burton, are backed by the Empower Texans cabal attempting to take control of the Texas Legislature.
—Richard Greene, star-telegram, 24 May 2018
Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 19 May 2025
Second, Donald Trump was recruited in a secret campaign to dismantle the cabal.
—Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 17 May 2025
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Noun
Nothing was more to be desired than that every practicable obstacle should be opposed to cabal, intrigue, and corruption.
—Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2019
Powell is drawing encouragement from the significant losses of candidates who, like Burton, are backed by the Empower Texans cabal attempting to take control of the Texas Legislature.
—Richard Greene, star-telegram, 24 May 2018
Verb
Peter’s ultimate prescription to treat the diseased system of money and power was to get rid of the cabal of satanic Jews that has taken over the world outside his Kingdom.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 19 May 2025
Second, Donald Trump was recruited in a secret campaign to dismantle the cabal.
—Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cabal
Noun
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Snuffy is the nickname of Manuel Quintero, alleged by Los Angeles County prosecutors to be a member of the Mexican Mafia, a group of about 140 men who rule over Southern California’s Latino street gangs.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
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Cockney con man Michael Caine, recently released from the clink, puts together a truly ludicrous heist to steal $4 million in Mafia gold bullion from the middle of Turin using Mini Coopers.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
Verb
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During a three-game series at Daikin Park, the Houston Astros right fielder clubbed two home runs, totaled four hits and drove in five runs.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2025
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Austin Wells homered later in the inning, and the Yankees ultimately won, 20-9, while clubbing a franchise-record nine home runs with a lineup full of torpedo bats.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2025
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America's brave men and women are removing murderers, MS-13 gang members, pedophiles, rapists—truly the worst of the worst from Golden State communities.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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The cartels have also made use of the city’s entrenched street gangs, which have proven more than capable of breaking down the product and delivering it to the streets.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
Verb
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The broadcasts have become dominated by heavy-handed sports gambling ads — an industry that leagues and teams alike have embraced — and the halftime show is pushing prop bets to the masses.—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Later, a brief one-on-one match between Will and league up-and-coming superstar Mane Attraction is shown.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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Worse, she’s being painted as a de facto Deep State operative in an administration obsessed with Deep State conspiracies lurking under every desk.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
11 July 2025
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One co-conspirator was charged with obstruction of justice and conspiracy for attempting to conceal and destroy evidence and faces up to 10 years in prison, The Center Square reported.—
Bethany Blankley,
The Washington Examiner,
11 July 2025
Verb
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Robin has also collaborated with Francesco Caracciolo di Marano on Robicara, a collection of custom furniture and accessories.—
Dan Howarth,
Architectural Digest,
7 July 2025
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Cross-Silo Collaboration Barriers AI developers attempting to collaborate across silos (such as government agencies) where data sharing is challenging or explicitly forbidden are able to exchange synthetic datasets.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
Noun
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Struggling Gatekeepers: In the face of some $44 billion a year in pig-butchering scams conducted by Asian crime syndicates, U.S. banks have failed to prevent mass scale money laundering.—
Cezary Podkul,
ProPublica,
25 June 2025
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Thailand earlier this year implemented measures to crack down on online scam operations in neighboring Myanmar, severing electricity, internet and gas supplies to border towns where the syndicates were based.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 June 2025
Verb
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Musk, who is also the CEO of Tesla and the owner of X, is closely allied with the U.S. administration, having donated more than a quarter-billion dollars to help elect Trump.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 June 2025
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Submarine production has become a Pentagon priority because of growing U.S. and allied concerns over China’s rapid naval expansion and its aggressive moves in the Indo-Pacific.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2025
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“Cabal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cabal. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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