as in gang
a group involved in secret or criminal activities
the local Mafia largely finances itself through extortion rackets and drug trafficking
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Recent Examples of Mafia
This July, Caroline Phillips and her National Cannabis Festival will return, bringing Big Boi, Three 6 Mafia, Ty Dolla $ign, and Curren$y to Washington DC’s RFK Stadium Festival Grounds for what’s become the largest cannabis festival on the East Coast.
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 4 June 2025
Meanwhile, Morgan Wallen’s Sand in My Boots Festival had Wiz Khalifa, 2 Chainz and Three 6 Mafia onstage.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 2 June 2025
Despite being outnumbered fifty-to-one by the Five Families of the Italian Mafia, the Westies’ legendary brutality and cunning have given them the leverage necessary to share the spoils through a fragile détente.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 28 May 2025
He’s collaborated with other dance heavyweights, including Swedish House Mafia, Calvin Harris and Armand van Helden.
—Xander Zellner, Billboard, 22 May 2025
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 4 June 2025
Meanwhile, Morgan Wallen’s Sand in My Boots Festival had Wiz Khalifa, 2 Chainz and Three 6 Mafia onstage.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 2 June 2025
Despite being outnumbered fifty-to-one by the Five Families of the Italian Mafia, the Westies’ legendary brutality and cunning have given them the leverage necessary to share the spoils through a fragile détente.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 28 May 2025
He’s collaborated with other dance heavyweights, including Swedish House Mafia, Calvin Harris and Armand van Helden.
—Xander Zellner, Billboard, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Mafia
Noun
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These are not the criminals, murderers, gang members and drug dealers we were told would be removed from our country.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2025
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Could that make things really complicated for the gang next season?—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
18 June 2025
Noun
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The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says Indonesia is a major drug-smuggling hub despite having some of the strictest drug laws in the world, in part because international drug syndicates target its young population.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 June 2025
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Fox News reported that police in Everett, Massachusetts, say Hernandez was involved in a shooting between gang members from 18th Street and the notorious crime syndicate MS-13.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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And multiple members of the Trump Administration have promoted antisemitic conspiracies and associated with antisemitic extremists.—
Tom Dreisbach,
NPR,
30 June 2025
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Among those set free with Trump's acts of clemency were Enrique Tarrio, leader of the far-right Proud Boys, who received the longest sentence of 22 years for seditious conspiracy.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
29 June 2025
Noun
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He’s been trying really from the beginning to bring the 10 Black mob families together.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
23 June 2025
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The driver was arrested for alleged vehicular assault as a mob formed and continued to slash more tires.—
Christina Shaw,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2025
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The new season will also see Justin training the three young wizards for the Family Wizard Competition, all while the Russo clan faces a new threat that could change everything.—
Anna Chan,
Billboard,
27 June 2025
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And, of course, the Kardashian-Jenner clan stepped out in style.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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The most prominent of these is the Community Self-Defense Coalition, a network of more than sixty advocacy groups, including Black Men Build, the Harriet Tubman Center for Social Justice, and the local chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace.—
Emily Witt,
New Yorker,
22 June 2025
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These meetings take Oceane on a journey fighting a criminal network that is dismantling buses across European borders, leading to a dangerous late coming-of-age.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
21 June 2025
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“Mafia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Mafia. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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