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 president initially said last week that the administration may go to Congress for authorization to strike drug cartels that are smuggling on land.
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The Hill, 27 Oct. 2025
In the 1980s and ’90s, Colombia’s cocaine cartels controlled entire regions through intimidation, corruption and fear tactics that are nearly identical to what’s now unfolding in parts of Mexico.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
The use of drones by criminal organizations marks a new phase in the evolution of Mexico’s cartels.
—Tania Navarro, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
Defense Priorities scholars argue that the cartels are being falsely equated with terrorist groups like Al Qaeda, and warn of mission creep without clear objectives or legal justification.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
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The Hill, 27 Oct. 2025
In the 1980s and ’90s, Colombia’s cocaine cartels controlled entire regions through intimidation, corruption and fear tactics that are nearly identical to what’s now unfolding in parts of Mexico.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
The use of drones by criminal organizations marks a new phase in the evolution of Mexico’s cartels.
—Tania Navarro, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
Defense Priorities scholars argue that the cartels are being falsely equated with terrorist groups like Al Qaeda, and warn of mission creep without clear objectives or legal justification.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cartel
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX has disabled more than 2,500 Starlink devices in and around scam centers in Myanmar, following warnings from activists that mainly Chinese syndicates were using the technology to defraud people worldwide.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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Jones confidential info about Player 3’w medical condition for the February 9, 2023 and January 15, 2024 games and leaked that info to co-conspirators in the gambling syndicate.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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In 1998, HdP, or Holding di Partecipazioni Industriali, a conglomerate controlled by Fiat, acquired the Valentino company for about $300 million.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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Indeed, the Chinese technology conglomerate Tencent has admitted to paying lobbyists nearly $5 million to influence a number of policies related to national security this year.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Cartel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cartel. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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