cronies

noun

plural of crony
1
as in associates
a person frequently seen in the company of another the criminal's cronies were also closely questioned about the illegal gambling operation

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2
as in friends
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another only my cronies can call me by my nickname

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Recent Examples of cronies Just as Sky was going up for a moonsault, Morgan’s Judgment Day cronies got involved. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026 After Putin invaded Ukraine, Western governments grabbed almost two dozen luxury vessels to punish him and his cronies. — Giacomo Tognini, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 Daniel isn’t this devil’s only minion; Armand’s got an Illumination movie’s worth of cronies doing his bidding. — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 July 2026 Both political factions’ cronies continually flatter and lie to them about how things are going. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026 Meanwhile, Springfield Democrats shouldn’t be quaking in their shoes at this temper tantrum from their cronies in organized labor. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026 Big Tiny plans to replace all the Muppets with his own cronies, bringing in comedian Wally Whoopie behind Fozzie Bear’s back. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 June 2026 This represents one major leap in the direction of authoritarianism — the president directly raiding the public offers to enrich cronies, not just via his corrupt business dealings and pseudo-bribes from foreign governments, but straight up getting checks from the public treasury. — New York Daily News, Twin Cities, 28 May 2026 While so many suffer, our president enriches himself, his family and his cronies. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cronies
  1. associates
  2. friends
  3. colleagues
  4. buddies
  5. cohorts
  6. accomplices
  7. peers
Noun
  • The company’s compliance, merchandising and sourcing associates in 14 countries received additional training and tools to meet and maintain responsible sourcing requirements.
    — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The filing also describes an alleged phone call from one of Rodriguez's associates.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of associates
Noun
  • Tuesday’s story will cover making friends, and Wednesday’s story will focus on parent concerns about your school’s decisions.
    — Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
  • No, friends and filmmakers who have come to visit me over the years, and also people who have inquired about the project.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of friends
Noun
  • In interviews, colleagues and friends have painted the portrait of Galliano before his downfall as a brilliant designer as well as an incorrigible drunk who trashed hotel rooms.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • To that end, Gabler and her colleagues wanted to know more about the composition of the slime of a particular kind of terrestrial species that's native to central Europe, called Cepaea nemoralis, or the brown-lipped snail.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of colleagues
Noun
  • Jessica Biel, Sam Richardson, Teyonah Parris and Arturo Castro also star in the film, in which Cena plays an undercover CIA agent who inadvertently gets his buddies tied up in a globe-trotting adventure.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 26 July 2026
  • That night, Freddy and his buddies met Langley backstage after a performance in Oklahoma City.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of buddies
Noun
  • Job placement tracks whether recent graduating cohorts — 2020 through 2025 — landed a full-time role or entered graduate school within a year of finishing their degree.
    — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • How Strength Training Affects Longevity The study drew on data from three major long-term health cohorts, the Health Professionals Follow-up Study, the Nurses’ Health Study and the Nurses’ Health Study II.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of cohorts
Noun
  • On the morning of October 19, the day of the robbery, the pair were instructed to meet two accomplices in Aubervilliers, a northeastern suburb of Paris.
    — Tessa Solomon for ARTnews, Robb Report, 14 July 2026
  • No one was ever charged with pulling the trigger, but three other men, Paul McIntyre, 58, Peter Cavanagh, 37, and Jordan Gareth Devine, 25, were charged with murder as accomplices for encouraging or assisting the shooter.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of accomplices
Noun
  • In July, Peyton became the first Black woman to ever chair the Jackson County Legislature after former Chair Manny Abarca was removed by a vote of his peers.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The key to it is to give these kids an opportunity in the summer to be with their peers and not have to conform to always having to do hard things.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of peers

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