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Recent Examples of crony Trump and his cronies have pulled out all the stops — short of arrests — to neuter and delegitimize legitimate journalism. Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025 Texas Republicans have completely surrendered our state to Trump and his billionaire cronies, at the expense of selling out their constituents and Latino voters in South Texas. Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025 Dumas introduced Huff to two of his closest cronies, both of whom had served at Fort Bragg. Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025 At the center of the scheme was a plan to funnel a total of $1.3 million in do-nothing contracts to Madigan’s 13th Ward cronies. Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for crony
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crony
Noun
  • An undercover operation in 2022 revealed that Komarczyk and his associate, Irazmar Carbajal, agreed to move $100,000 of what the FBI believed to be sanctioned money belonging to members of Venezuela’s government.
    Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • One of the defendants, Benjamin Song — a 32-year-old former Marine Corps reservist who associates described to authorities as a cult-like ringleader who opposes the government on immigration enforcement and on other matters — shot Alvarado Police Department Lt.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Maybe your parents taught you a lot about David Bowie, your friends taught you to enjoy Pokémon cards, and too many late hours on Reddit taught you about Doomsday prepping.
    Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 1 Oct. 2025
  • An adaptation of Perry’s play of the same name, released by Lionsgate, the original film follows four married couples — close friends who reunite once a year for a weeklong vacation together.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Manes admired Bukele’s reformist zeal, former colleagues said.
    T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
  • My colleague David Ferrara and I spoke with university officials, immigrant experts and a former UC international student to learn more about what's at stake when this particular number drops.
    Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Edwards retreated to the Dark Forest in Germany with the actual nuclear bearings, and reached out to his Navy SEAL buddy, James Reece (Chris Pratt), to share his mindset of how war bureaucrats have set up real soldiers to fail in their efforts to keep the free world safe.
    Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Additionally, read on for tips and advice on how to decline group invitations and, gracefully, break up with your accountability buddy.
    Jenessa Connor, Outside, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Ron Lafferty, her uncle and Dan's accomplice, was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1984 killings of Brenda Lafferty, his sister-in-law, and Brenda’s 15-month-old daughter, Erica.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Neither of the two accomplices in the case received a death sentence.
    Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Why do lesbian couples tend to have higher divorce rates than their gay and straight peers?
    Abby Monteil, Them., 3 Oct. 2025
  • Supporters and critics—including ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura and industry peers—have submitted letters to Judge Arun Subramanian ahead of sentencing.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Edwards and the surviving agents who were part of Haverford’s team spread out to Istanbul, Tehran, and Virginia to avenge their fallen comrades.
    Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
  • But Godard, unlike some of his comrades, has yet to direct his first picture.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025

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“Crony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crony. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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