syndicates 1 of 2

noun

plural of syndicate
1
as in gangs
a group involved in secret or criminal activities a syndicate of counterfeiters

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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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syndicates

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verb

present tense third-person singular of syndicate
as in contributes

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Recent Examples of syndicates
Noun
Complex investigations to dismantle drug trafficking syndicates can require advanced equipment, Casey Rayborn Hicks, a spokesperson for the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, wrote in a statement. — Aneri Pattani — Kff Health News, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026 Informal mining is a deep problem in South Africa and is connected to criminal syndicates, according to authorities. — ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026 DraftKing's internal data estimates 80% to 90% of prediction market consumer volume comes from betting syndicates and institutional traders, Robins said during the call. — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026 Criminal syndicates operating throughout Asia use cryptocurrency to facilitate massive online fraud operations targeting victims around the world. — Mitchell Silber, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026 His eventual involvement in an industry—created by smugglers and international crime syndicates, and in which big American zoos are also complicit—started with a single turtle. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026 Rather than working in large criminal syndicates as many Westerners assume, Yahoo Boys typically work alone, asking victims for money – most often in the form of gift cards. — Mackenzie Farkus, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026 Lucky Number Slevin, a movie about mistaken identity, rival crime syndicates, and assassins, was, for some reason (Josh Hartnett), one of the comfort movies of my childhood. — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 1 July 2026 Alongside that, South Africa’s police force has been embroiled in scandal, accused of corruption and collusion with criminal syndicates. — Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for syndicates
  1. gangs
  2. cartels
  3. contributes
  4. networks
  5. conglomerates
  6. edits
  7. conspiracies
  8. manufactures
Noun
  • Many are not from Cap-Haïtien and would need to find lodging or eventually cross a country where armed gangs control key roads.
    — Gérard Maxineau, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
  • In Ghana, Kojo is drawn into a world of street gangs and deception following his father’s disappearance at sea.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of gangs
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  • Experts say cartels use car bombs to intimidate rivals and authorities, pressure the government and spread fear among civilians.
    — María Verza, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Car bombs to spread fear Experts say cartels use car bombs to intimidate rivals and authorities, pressure the government and spread fear among civilians.
    — María Verza, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of cartels
Verb
  • His rhetoric echoed late nineteenth-century Midwestern populism, wherein the producer contributes to the nation’s wealth while the rentier and financier siphon from it.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Alcohol also contributes to oxidative stress, which damages DNA, proteins and cell function and creates inflammation.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of contributes
Noun
  • Next phase of the project Users can also cross-examine candidate locations against regional power grids and river networks through Oak Ridge’s HydroSource digital mapping tool.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Fox News and right-leaning networks One America News Network and Newsmax are good bets to air all or most of the convention.
    — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of networks
Noun
  • South Korea surged ahead on the strength of its giant conglomerates like Samsung, which integrates multiple stages of the supply chain.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • While licensing archives to outside sources is lucrative, Bell questions how important archive houses are to media conglomerates.
    — Addie Morfoot, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of conglomerates
Verb
  • Then cinematographers Evan Draper and Jazleana Jones along with Ullom, who also edits, take a steadier hand with evocative montages that emphasize the passage of time.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Quick edits in small blocks across the screen included one of Murphy’s right foot and shoe.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of edits
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  • But like many aspects of 21st-century American life, the vaccines became a partisan point of debate as often false anti-vaccine conspiracies spread to millions of people.
    — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The result is a sprawling theory combining paranoid interpretations of current events with historical conspiracies.
    — Matthew N. Hannah, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of conspiracies
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  • The Niepołomice site specializes in producing complex tubular assemblies and already manufactures precision components for several Pratt & Whitney engines.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The company designs its textiles in Switzerland using European raw materials and manufactures them in Asia.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of manufactures

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“Syndicates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syndicates. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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