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Recent Examples of camorra
The investigations lead Nikki to secret deals between the U.S. Navy and the camorra, a syndicate of organized crime families in Naples.
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Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2024
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
Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2024
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for camorra
Noun
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Russia does not have institutions so much as a camarilla of oligarchs around the leader.—
Robert D. Kaplan,
WSJ,
23 Mar. 2018
Noun
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Police arrested Wimunc on suspicion of his wife's murder, charging him with first-degree murder, second-degree arson and conspiracy to commit second-degree arson.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
7 Nov. 2025
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From the off, Deza identifies any number of gaps and inconsistencies in the prosecution’s case against her client, and even evidence of a systemic conspiracy against her.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Long before settlers came to the Americas, there was a confederacy and governance system between three tribes: the Ottawa, the Ojibwe and the Potawatomi.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
25 Oct. 2025
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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
Noun
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How Nashville police got involved Nashville Police Chief John Drake said the department's specialized investigation unit saw a rise in violent crime two years ago, including non-lethal shootings and homicides connected to the MS-13 gang.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
7 Nov. 2025
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Keeley plays Jayson, the leader of the gang, the show’s most obvious villain.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The bank drew headlines that year after pleading guilty in a Tampa court to laundering the Medellin cartel’s drug money.—
Deena Sabry,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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There is no cartel for the wind.—
John Kerry,
semafor.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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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These syndicates are part of the same criminal economy that funds military airstrikes and repression.—
Kim Aris,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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Such crackdowns attract notice from Boswell, who detects a civilian ally in his fight against local syndicates.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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Even the receptionist, Milan (Taylor), is an attorney-in-training who’s generously welcomed into the sorority.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Furious about this, Jane quit the sorority.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Camorra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camorra. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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