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Definition of syndicatenext
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as in Mafia
a group involved in secret or criminal activities a syndicate of counterfeiters

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as in cartel
a number of businesses or enterprises united for commercial advantage a powerful banking syndicate that controls loans in the small country

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verb

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Recent Examples of syndicate
Noun
Standing against them is notorious kingpin Bada Chaudhary (Sharad Kelkar), whose syndicate operates through layers of deceit through corridors in Saudi Arabia, Ethopia, Italy, Thailand and the UK. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026 Stein launched his own syndicate, ultimately buying back his company for $87 million, beating out Google Ventures. Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
Verb
The companies had agreed to syndicate Zillow’s rental advertising on Redfin.com. Carlos Waters, CNBC, 17 Nov. 2025 And like every other publication, those videos are increasingly syndicated. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for syndicate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for syndicate
Noun
  • The series follows the Black Mafia Family in Detroit and is based on a true story.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
  • On the surface, the crime drama follows the rise and fall of the Black Mafia Family — one of the most influential crime families in the country.
    Kayla Grant, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • She's also covered the cartel wars along the TX-MX border, Congress in Mexico City, 3 presidential races, and 6 hurricanes.
    Karen Brooks Harper, Dallas Morning News, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Organized in many cases by cartels, who federal agents told CBS News drive the cars into Mexico and use them to traffic drugs and weapons.
    Ryan Beard, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Morgan Stanley jumped nearly 6% after its wealth management unit contributed to top- and bottom-line beats in the fourth quarter.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Reuters contributed to this report.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • People are supposed to be using drugs and joining gangs and garbage is supposed to be scattered on the ground rather than placed in bins.
    Rafael Perez, Daily News, 16 Jan. 2026
  • What if that individual was a gang member and of serious public safety concern?
    Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Kroenke bought nearly 1 million acres of New Mexico ranchland in December from the family behind industrial conglomerate Teledyne, per The Land Report.
    Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Late last year, the company I co-founded, Ben & Jerry’s, became part of a new ice cream conglomerate, The Magnum Ice Cream Company, following the demerger of Unilever’s ice cream business.
    Ben Cohen, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Condensed and edited by Rebecca Kilroy.
    Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • This coalition was built through years of organizing, through mosque networks, through labor unions, through the economic leverage of the bazaar.
    Narges Bajoghli, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The freedom to move networks without friction.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Rare earths and the magnets made from them are used heavily by militaries in weapons like fighter jets, drones and missiles, and are also critical for manufacturing goods such as smartphones and electric vehicles.
    Josh Xiao Bloomberg, Arkansas Online, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Dexcom manufactured more than 100 million sensors but, due to difficulty scaling, was forced to recall over 700,000 CGM receivers — these display devices didn’t provide audio to alert users as expected.
    Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026

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“Syndicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syndicate. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.

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