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
It was intended to prevent presidents from handing out patronage jobs and filling the administration with political cronies.
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Eileen Sullivan, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
So far there’s been Luca (Patrick Murney), Devlin (Cillian O’Sullivan), Powell (Hamish Allen-Headley), and Fisk’s cronies Buck (Arty Froushan) and Daniel (Michael Gandolfini) — and Episode 7 takes the mask of Muse (Hunter Doohan).
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 2 Apr. 2025
By absolving his former patron, Ford helped create a new Washington ritual: the moment when presidents release their cronies, friends, and family from the bonds of justice.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
Declining to contribute money to him and his cronies?
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
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Eileen Sullivan, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
So far there’s been Luca (Patrick Murney), Devlin (Cillian O’Sullivan), Powell (Hamish Allen-Headley), and Fisk’s cronies Buck (Arty Froushan) and Daniel (Michael Gandolfini) — and Episode 7 takes the mask of Muse (Hunter Doohan).
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 2 Apr. 2025
By absolving his former patron, Ford helped create a new Washington ritual: the moment when presidents release their cronies, friends, and family from the bonds of justice.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
Declining to contribute money to him and his cronies?
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crony
Noun
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The answer lies in operational efficiency, better training for associates and deeper customer insights.—
Zornitza Stefanova,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Season two of Squid Game, released in late December, ended with a cliffhanger: The games weren’t finished, and Gi-hun and his associates were once again held captive.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
13 June 2025
Noun
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The following program will contain graphic stupidity, as four friends compete to embarrass one another – only this time in Lithuania.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
9 June 2025
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One was wrapped in yellow paper on a restaurant patio in Eagle Rock that felt like a friend’s backyard.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Those discussions were illuminating, and Microsoft’s recent Work Trend Index (also covered by my colleague Melody Brue) suggests a desire to figure this out.—
Jason Andersen,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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An additional 250 of their colleagues across the agency endorsed the declaration without using their names.—
Calvin Woodward,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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The world’s richest person, once first buddy to the world’s most powerful man, is now trying to tap the brakes on the very public feud that erupted shortly after Musk left Donald Trump’s presidential administration.—
Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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Those three in particular have quite the fanbase on X with Curiosity’s account touting more than 4 million followers, Perseverance and its little flying buddy Ingenuity have more than 2.9 million followers and Voyager nearly 900,000.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2025
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One was an indictment in the Calendar of Patent Rolls of Edward III, detailing how Ela and her husband, Forde, and several other accomplices raided a Benedictine priory in 1321.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
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Palm Springs accomplice fled to Europe after supplying ingredient for bomb Daniel Park allegedly helped Guy Edward Bartkus, the bombing suspect, secure 270 pounds of ammonium nitrate, an explosive precursor that can be used to construct homemade bombs.—
Liam Dillon,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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The investment firm downgraded the energy stock to a peer perform rating from outperform.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
13 June 2025
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Postpartum women—many still recovering physically—are 48 percent more likely to face medical-bill problems than their peers who haven't had a baby.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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Hunted by military police and sentenced to death by their comrades, only two survive to attempt to reconstruct their lives.—
Holly Jones,
Variety,
17 May 2025
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Indeed, the three-time Grammy winner and Zac Brown Band founding member spent summer 2024 traveling the country with his musical comrades and alongside Kenny Chesney on the Sun Goes Down tour, all while Hopkins continued to battle degenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).—
Tricia Despres,
People.com,
12 May 2025
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“Crony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crony. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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