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Recent Examples of camarilla
Russia does not have institutions so much as a camarilla of oligarchs around the leader.
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Robert D. Kaplan, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2018
Robert D. Kaplan, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for camarilla
Noun
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The Dem Party was run by a cabal of donors and insiders.—
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FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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The stories since have opened up a world that includes a monster-killing cabal and its sinister politics.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The confederacy of tribes was pressured into ceding lands to the state of New York, and further displaced by ensuing frontier settlement.—
Matthew Smith,
The Conversation,
20 Oct. 2025
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Many people believe the confederacy influenced the drafters of the U.S. Constitution.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Jones, now 22, pleaded guilty to manslaughter, conspiracy and two weapons offenses.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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But last week, the company was declared a transnational criminal organization by United States authorities, and Chen was charged in absentia in New York with money laundering conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy, along with several associates.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The investigations lead Nikki to secret deals between the U.S. Navy and the camorra, a syndicate of organized crime families in Naples.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Sep. 2024
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In the struggling city of Naples, stereotyped by other Italians as superstitious and controlled by the camorra, Maradona was received like a homecoming god.—
Jo Livingstone,
The New Republic,
8 Dec. 2021
Noun
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Sources told the Herald that the targets — which could be struck by air in a matter of days or even hours — also aim to decapitate the cartel’s hierarchy.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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But, yeah, the [cartel] tape with the formula for Walter White’s methamphetamine would be more useful to bad guys of any ilk.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Gala bonds readily with other women and likes the thought of sisterhood.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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Yennefer is back with the sisterhood formerly known as the brotherhood, but things aren't going super-well for the magical mavens, decimated in ranks by the evil Vilgefortz (Mahesh Jadu) and hated by the public for, well, reasons.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Known for books like her popular Atlas Six series, along with Reese’s Book Club Summer YA Pick Twelfth Knight (written as Alexene Farol Follmouth), the author’s latest book follows a college student and professor drawn into a mysterious (and bloodthirsty) sorority.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Similarly, fraternity Sigma Chi and sorority Pi Beta Phi each sell dozens of Comfort Colors shirts in their online shops.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Camarilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camarilla. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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