camarillas

noun

plural of camarilla
as in camorras

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  1. conspiracies
  2. sororities
  3. folds
  4. rings
  5. cabals
  6. bands
  7. gangs
Noun
  • The conspiracies of the Heat mistakenly leaking James’ decision to return to Miami also picked up steam, and the Heat simultaneously skyrocketed on the Polymarket and Kalshi prediction market platforms as James’ next team.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • Despite the conspiracies and complaints, several state workers reported that the forum is extremely helpful for sharing information and getting professional advice.
    — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of conspiracies
Noun
  • While fraternities and sororities often have their own chapter gatherings and organizational conferences, the picnic creates a space where members from different organizations can come together in a more informal setting.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026
  • Members of five historically Black fraternities and sororities will be able to request Michigan license plates featuring their organization's logo.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Definition of sororities
Noun
  • The signature folds give trousers an effortlessly polished look that’s easy to dress up or down.
    — Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026
  • Accordion-fold each strip three times into a triangle shape and insert a skewer through the center to hold folds together.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 July 2026
Definition of folds
Noun
  • Moreover, with new and different form factors emerging, consumers have even more choices, ranging from rings and bracelets to glasses and watches.
    — Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • But the upside of Myers — and his four rings from Golden State — speaking directly to Paul outweighed the potential minuses.
    — David Aldridge, New York Times, 25 July 2026
Definition of rings
Noun
  • Thomas Pynchon’s latest novel, Shadow Ticket, set in 1932 Milwaukee, takes place in a landscape of industrial ghosts, strike-breakers, fascist sympathizers and absurdist cabals.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
  • With a story of secret cabals and a child born to rule, Dumont projects the nasty prejudices and bureaucratic rigors of local politics, the tangles of family allegiances, and the tender grunge of young lust into divine and diabolical clashes run from celestial and subterranean castles.
    — JUSTIN CHANG, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2025
Definition of cabals
Noun
  • The influx of moisture and that storm system’s stalling front have already produced bands of rain in eastern Tennessee, southern Virginia and northern North Carolina.
    — Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • This collaboration, launched to coincide with the band’s new album Foreign Tongues, unites Technics with one of rock music’s most iconic bands.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of bands
Noun
  • Cartels, smaller mafias and street gangs hold sway in town halls and state governments around the country and have deepened their role in the economy.
    — Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • Prosecutors argued the three women were killed in the crossfire of rival gangs’ gun battle in the middle of the bustling intersection as nightclubs closed early on April 3.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of gangs
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