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
Steven Willoughby, deputy director of the counter-drone program at the Department of Homeland Security, told Congress in July that cartels are using drones nearly every day to transport drugs across the border and surveil Border Patrol agents.
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Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Since Youngblood had told him the cartel had taken out a contract on his family, Perardi had lived in a perpetual state of emergency.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
In the real-life incident, none of the police involved were corrupt, and no shoot-outs or murderous cartel members were coming for their money.
—Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
More: 11 men killed in strike had loose cartel ties, officer told lawmakers
Kaine has led an effort to stop the Trump administration's military actions against Venezuela through a War Powers Resolution.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 28 Jan. 2026
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Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Since Youngblood had told him the cartel had taken out a contract on his family, Perardi had lived in a perpetual state of emergency.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
In the real-life incident, none of the police involved were corrupt, and no shoot-outs or murderous cartel members were coming for their money.
—Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
More: 11 men killed in strike had loose cartel ties, officer told lawmakers
Kaine has led an effort to stop the Trump administration's military actions against Venezuela through a War Powers Resolution.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cartel
Noun
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Labor and trade groups, including a national retirees syndicate, have issued statements condemning the economic and political crisis.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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The syndicate called for the government to launch a comprehensive national survey of buildings at risk of collapse.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Units of the $240 billion conglomerate IHC, chaired by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed, plan to embed the token across their operations, potentially reaching millions of users outside traditional financial systems.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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Danaher has for years relied on acquisitions and divestitures as part of its growth and transformation strategy, turning itself into a pure play health-care company from a diversified industrial conglomerate.—
Matthew J. Belvedere,Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Cartel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cartel. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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