as in syndicate
a number of businesses or enterprises united for commercial advantage
a cartel of oil-producing nations that controls production and influences prices
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Recent Examples of cartel
The reward was increased by $25m in August, and the State Department accuses Maduro of leading and supporting Venezuelan cartels.
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Callum Sutherland, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
The obliteration of both Iran’s nuclear facilities and the foreign terrorist cartels traversing the Gulf of America are clear evidence of the president's success.
—Brian Mast, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
This resulted in drug cartel members being hired, corruption and a spike in agents being arrested for misconduct.
—Raul A. Reyes, Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2025
The Maduro government says Trump is using the targeting of drug cartels as a pretext for regime change.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
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Callum Sutherland, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
The obliteration of both Iran’s nuclear facilities and the foreign terrorist cartels traversing the Gulf of America are clear evidence of the president's success.
—Brian Mast, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
This resulted in drug cartel members being hired, corruption and a spike in agents being arrested for misconduct.
—Raul A. Reyes, Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2025
The Maduro government says Trump is using the targeting of drug cartels as a pretext for regime change.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cartel
Noun
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Buford spent years immersing himself in the world of British hooligan soccer syndicates.—
Ed Lavandera,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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In the 2000s and 2010s, small funds and angel syndicates thrived.—
Roman Axelrod,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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The annual music event will be hosted at the Kia Forum and broadcast across the media conglomerate’s alternative and rock stations.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Desmarais family, one of Canada’s richest, invested $622 million in Rockefeller in 2023 through its financial services conglomerate, Power Corporation of Canada.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Cartel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cartel. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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