1
as in associate
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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as in friend
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 crony
What’s a worse sin/crime — declaring an obvious murder a suicide to protect a perverted crony?
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
Republican presidents have displayed a decades-long tendency to fill the top spot with political cronies or pro-business activists masquerading as worker advocates, or worse.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Magyar has called for all of Orbán’s cronies in the government to resign and has committed to holding to account those who plundered Hungary.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Her earliest moments in the show have shades of a western—No Country for Old Men with a side of devout Trump supporters, sniffer dogs, petrifying cronies, and balloons stuffed with fentanyl and swallowed with lube.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2026
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
Republican presidents have displayed a decades-long tendency to fill the top spot with political cronies or pro-business activists masquerading as worker advocates, or worse.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Magyar has called for all of Orbán’s cronies in the government to resign and has committed to holding to account those who plundered Hungary.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Her earliest moments in the show have shades of a western—No Country for Old Men with a side of devout Trump supporters, sniffer dogs, petrifying cronies, and balloons stuffed with fentanyl and swallowed with lube.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crony
Noun
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Prosecutors allege Saab and his associates manipulated the program through overpriced contracts and international financial transactions designed to conceal illicit proceeds.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
18 May 2026
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The music list was absolutely fabulous, including hits that many associate more with FM rock stations.—
Richard Wagoner,
Daily News,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Then, style it with jeans to hit the town for drinks with your closest friends.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
20 May 2026
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For families At Lanai Adventure Park, located near Sensei Lana'i, A Four Seasons Resort, families and friends can bond with ziplining, e-bike tours, and challenge courses with more than 70 obstacles.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Diego Sanchez, operations department head for the Coast Guard's Station Atlantic City, was on a boat with four colleagues for hours Monday night looking for any signs of the missing swimmer.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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My colleague and Bay Area News Group Valkyries beat writer Nathan Canilao played for one of NorCal’s premier high school programs in Granada, and several others had similar backgrounds.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
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From 2007 to 2009, Eric and his buddies hosted a golf invitational, spending about $50,000 annually and raising a few hundred thousand dollars a year, according to tax filings.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Once it’s discovered that there’s a contingent of hostile infiltrators and not just one, the action splits between the cops in town and Sung-ki and his buddies in the mountainside forest, where Na steers the story deeper into classic sci-fi territory.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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The psychologist was a willing accomplice, even curious.—
Weike Wang,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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According to the indictment, Do and an accomplice allegedly tried to export 292 loggerhead musk turtles to Taiwan between December 2022 and May 2024.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
Noun
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Still, the Braves won the series and went 4-2 over six games against the Dodgers and Cubs, their peers atop the National League’s hierarchy.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
15 May 2026
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The peer reminded me why the Party elected him in the first place—as an antidote to the soap opera of the Conservative party, which was in power at the time, and as a way to move on from Labour’s internal bickering under Jeremy Corbyn.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Chapter veterans from five branches of services will honor several hundred comrades from Southern California who have died in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2026
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Yet, none were more potent than his original comrade, Foux.—
Miki Hellerbach,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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“Crony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crony. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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