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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
Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
Behind these scams, according to the Commission's findings, Chinese crime syndicates have aligned themselves with Beijing's geopolitical agenda.
—Mike Kuiken, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
These scam centers mushroomed especially since the Covid-19 pandemic, when Chinese criminal syndicates found a new use for empty casinos and hotels.
—Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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.
—semafor.com, 5 Sep. 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
The franchise sees Rambo — haunted by his time at war but equipped with superior military skills — using his expertise against corrupt police officers, crime syndicates, and enemy troops.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
Behind these scams, according to the Commission's findings, Chinese crime syndicates have aligned themselves with Beijing's geopolitical agenda.
—Mike Kuiken, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
These scam centers mushroomed especially since the Covid-19 pandemic, when Chinese criminal syndicates found a new use for empty casinos and hotels.
—Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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.
—semafor.com, 5 Sep. 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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Roads once blocked by gangs have now free-flowing traffic.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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The Department of Homeland Security contends the officers should be allowed to mask to protect themselves from online doxxing and targeting by gangs.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For example, the Mexican government declared war on the cartels in 2006 and tasked the military with prosecuting counter-drug operations, only to see those very same cartels get even more violent in their response.—
Daniel DePetris,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
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In the 1980s, The War on Drugs was in full swing, and the FBI was willing to try risky covert techniques to break up the cartels.—
Greg Hanlon,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Kumar contributes product intuition, distribution expertise, and a sharp focus on growth mechanics, having built the initial traffic channels and early monetization experiments.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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The America has been conducting two major patrols per year, a heavy operational tempo that contributes to the sort of maintenance issues that will be fixed at NASSCO.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Sunway was transformed by Jeffrey Cheah from an obscure tin-mining company over the five decades into one of Malaysia’s biggest conglomerates with interests in construction, education, healthcare, infrastructure and real estate.—
Jonathan Burgos,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The incident has ignited concerns over free speech and the willingness of media conglomerates to bow to government threats.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Slovak edits a wide range of fiction and nonfiction, including memoir, cultural history, science, and natural history.—
Paul Slovak
September 16,
Literary Hub,
16 Sep. 2025
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Each individual character spawns their own stan following, fancam edits, out-of-context YouTube compilations, and more.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Using a submersible, researchers filmed networks of anemones, starfish, and other marine life living on these weapons.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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This put her in ultimate command of major networks such as 5 in the UK, Ten in Australia, Telefe in Argentina and Chilevisión in Chile.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The company, which manufactures memory chips, announced earnings and revenue for its fiscal first quarter that beat expectations as demand for artificial intelligence hardware remains strong.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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One example is Quality Chemical Industries Limited (Qcil), a largely African-ownedpharmaceutical company that manufactures ARVs and other meds for malaria, hepatitis and other illnesses for Uganda and 13 other African nations.—
Brian Simpson,
NPR,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Federal prosecutors charged Cannon-Grant with three distinct conspiracies.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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In this week's PEOPLE cover story, Elvis' ex-wife, Priscilla Presley, sets the record straight on the conspiracies that the King of Rock 'n' Roll is still alive and faked his death at age 42 in 1977, in order to escape fame.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Syndicates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syndicates. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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