as in syndicate
a number of businesses or enterprises united for commercial advantage
a cartel of oil-producing nations that controls production and influences prices
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Recent Examples of cartel
The cartels kept to themselves.
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Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
However, due to the recent cartel violence that’s impacted portions of Mexico, anyone heading to the destination may understandably be wary of an upcoming trip.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2026
There is risk of violence in the area from terrorist groups, cartels, gangs and criminal organizations, the travel advisory says.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Travelers must be aware of the risk of violence from terrorist groups, cartels, gangs and criminal organizations, adding that shootings between rival gangs have injured and killed innocent bystanders.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 5 Mar. 2026
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Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
However, due to the recent cartel violence that’s impacted portions of Mexico, anyone heading to the destination may understandably be wary of an upcoming trip.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2026
There is risk of violence in the area from terrorist groups, cartels, gangs and criminal organizations, the travel advisory says.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Travelers must be aware of the risk of violence from terrorist groups, cartels, gangs and criminal organizations, adding that shootings between rival gangs have injured and killed innocent bystanders.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 5 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cartel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cartel
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Then in 2022, Iran paid two members of an Eastern European criminal syndicate to kill the Iranian dissident and journalist Masih Alinejad at her home in Brooklyn; this attack was also foiled.—
Colin P. Clarke,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2026
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Sunny Nights stars D'Arcy Carden and Will Forte as a pair of siblings trying to launch a spray tan company out of the back of their van, only for things to go from bad to worse when they're blackmailed, indebted to a criminal syndicate, and running for their lives.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
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In January 2025, a United Arab Emirates conglomerate bought 30 percent of an Israeli defense technology company.—
Justin Salhani,
The Dial,
5 Mar. 2026
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The conglomerate later returned the subsidy.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Cartel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cartel. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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