camarillas

Definition of camarillasnext
plural of camarilla
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Noun
  • The sites mix factual assertions about their targets with unsubstantiated conspiracies and defamatory claims of misconduct ranging from extortion and embezzlement to drug dealing and prostitution.
    Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
  • In recognition of its work, the organization’s offices have been firebombed and its personnel have been targeted by conspiracies to commit violence.
    Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Numerous other fraternities and a handful of sororities have received probation and warnings for hazing in the period from 2018 through the spring 2025 semester.
    Matthew Kelly April 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Partners have included Sage, PepsiCo, JPMorgan Chase and the Divine Nine, where the organization invested $250,000 across four sororities to support about 20 founders.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Standing on a circular base, her long peplos falls in both deep and shallow folds; it was meticulously sculpted by a single artist, rather than a workshop, to appear lifelike with natural depth and contour.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Search in bends and folds of skin in areas such as the scalp, in and around the ears, under arms and behind knees, inside the belly button, around the waistline, and between fingers and toes.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Interestingly, supercomputer simulations revealed that a dolphin’s propulsion is driven by the formation of massive, powerful vortex rings.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 May 2026
  • Each performance rings true with an emotional intelligence that’s embedded throughout the script.
    David Opie, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
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
Noun
  • Since reuniting in 2014 after a decade-and-a-half of solo careers, actual careers, and day jobs, American Football can be counted among the bands who’ve tried picking up where that landmark left off.
    Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 4 May 2026
  • Instead of focusing narrowly on tiny frequency bands, future surveys may need to examine broader wavelength ranges across large populations of nearby, Sun-like stars.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
Noun
  • The designation has since been renewed multiple times as the country faces a host of crises, including widespread violence by armed gangs, food insecurity, displacement and a leadership vacuum after the president was assassinated in 2021.
    Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Schoeman van Jaarsveld dedicated his life to protecting rhinos from poaching gangs in South Africa.
    Ryan Brennan April 27, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Camarillas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camarillas. Accessed 7 May. 2026.

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