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as in cartels
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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Recent Examples of syndicates
Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The challenges are immense, poaching syndicates are sophisticated and well-funded, but Hluhluwe–iMfolozi holds the fort.
—Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The rise of Rothstein’s network marked a turning point in New York’s underworld, as entrenched Irish bosses clashed with rising Jewish and Italian syndicates.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
Trump has previously ordered certain drug cartels — including five Mexican syndicates — to be designated as foreign terrorist organizations, and last month signed a Pentagon directive initiating the use of military force against drug trafficking groups.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The challenges are immense, poaching syndicates are sophisticated and well-funded, but Hluhluwe–iMfolozi holds the fort.
—Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The rise of Rothstein’s network marked a turning point in New York’s underworld, as entrenched Irish bosses clashed with rising Jewish and Italian syndicates.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for syndicates
Noun
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Trump also announced a similar designation for Haitian gangs.—
Azadeh Shahshahani,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Since that time, such attacks have proliferated, with ransomware gangs going after both individual practices and software vendors within the dental ecosystem.—
Tarun Eldho Alias,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The matter of cracking down on politicians linked to the cartels was reportedly a sticking point in the otherwise jolly Sheinbaum-Rubio meeting, according to La Politica Online.—
Alex González Ormerod,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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In February, the administration designated Tren de Aragua, the Sinaloa Cartel, MS-13 and other drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.—
Emily Goodin,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This contributes to overdose, unemployment and greater burden on emergency departments and hospitals.—
Jessica Magidson,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Grooming in the bathroom, like shaving or styling your hair, contributes to more dust particles forming from dead skin cells or fallen out hair strands that accumulate during the day.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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Roughly one-third of the West Bank labour force worked in Israel in 1985,9 with around half this number employed in the construction industry—a vital sector for the large business conglomerates that sat at the heart of the Israeli economy.—
Literary Hub
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
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Traveling alongside Lee was a bevy of business executives from some of South Korea’s top conglomerates, including CEOs of Samsung Electronics, SK Group, Hyundai Motor Group, LG and Korean Air, who attended a South Korea-US business round table after the summit.—
Gawon Bae,
CNN Money,
26 Aug. 2025
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Bucking convention at every turn, Welles skipped around chronology freely, using inventive dissolves and edits to move the viewer back and forth in time.—
John Semley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 Feb. 2025
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram Amy McDaniel edits stories about criminal justice, breaking news and education for the Star-Telegram.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Feb. 2025
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While recent reports are textbook exposés of the realities of modern warfare, the recruitment networks’ international facade makes protecting foreign fighters all the more difficult.—
Rebecca Johns,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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The firm includes attorneys who have been interviewed on news networks, spoken at conventions, and even been elected to boards of directors or executive roles at prestigious legal organizations.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The company reported better-than-expected second-quarter results on July 25, but its shares sank 8% due to concerns over the business of its foundry unit, which manufactures computer chips for other firms.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
28 Aug. 2025
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Today, Energia manufactures the Soyuz crew spacecraft, the Progress cargo vehicle, and the modules for Russia's next-generation space station.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
27 Aug. 2025
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As with many space conspiracies, a few evocative images plus some real (but unrelated) history can fuel a story that’s hard to shake.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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Sanseito was born on YouTube in 2020 with a message trafficking in vaccine conspiracies.—
Mireya Solís,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Syndicates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syndicates. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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