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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verb

present tense third-person singular of syndicate
as in contributes

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Recent Examples of syndicates
Noun
Visages closed its doors in 2000 amid the shift to digital, industry consolidation and competition from major syndicates including Getty Images and Corbis. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026 While some more nefarious syndicates might hold your steering or brakes for ransom, a far more common target is your private information. — Mike McRae 20, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2026 Most crime syndicates were more welcoming to Korean recruits, for example, than mainstream corporations were. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Ramaphosa announced that soldiers would be deployed to support police in tackling gang violence, as the government steps up its fight against criminal syndicates. — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for syndicates
  1. gangs
  2. cartels
  3. contributes
  4. networks
  5. conglomerates
  6. edits
  7. conspiracies
  8. manufactures
Noun
  • The letter was shared as Haitian police and foreign forces continue to battle gangs, with Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé announcing on X late Friday that one gang leader was killed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • More problematic is the long history of alleged involvement of deputy gangs in violence, intimidation and other potentially criminal behavior.
    — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of gangs
Noun
  • At a March 2026 conference in Miami, Miller argued that military force, rather than traditional criminal law enforcement alone, was needed to defeat cartels.
    — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Colombian and Venezuelan cartels were reportedly dominating the space left by the power vacuum which emerged from the lack of effective law enforcement.
    — Solly Boussidan, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of cartels
Verb
  • Open standards for agentic systems are still being drafted; the Agentic AI Foundation, hosted by the Linux Foundation and launched in late 2025, exists to coordinate those standards, and my company contributes to that work.
    — Antoni Kozelski, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Information for this article was contributes by Ed White of The Associated Press.
    — KIM CHANDLER, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of contributes
Noun
  • This separates two wiring networks that traditionally competed for space above the transistors.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Versant has articulated a strategy of getting half of its revenue from digital and direct-to-consumer businesses so as to reduce its dependency on the traditional cable networks at the core of its operations.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of networks
Noun
  • Two states – Arkansas and Tennessee – have enacted laws that would ban conglomerates from simultaneously managing prescription benefits and running retail and mail-order pharmacies.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Compared to major tech conglomerates, Democratic proposals such as pausing data center approvals place significantly greater pressure on emerging cloud service providers like CoreWeave.
    — , CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of conglomerates
Verb
  • Measure at the caller’s end, test your hardest callers on purpose and score every call against your own rules on a schedule, because model updates, knowledge base edits and new integrations will change behavior without warning.
    — Satish Barot, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • In her new role, Jenner will continue overseeing Fwrd’s digital creative direction, including designer selections, monthly trend edits and major marketing campaigns.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of edits
Noun
  • From this banal beginning, Gray launches a tale of fear and violence, criminal conspiracies and paranoia.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The study from August found that many models may avoid generating content around familiar conspiracies, but can generally be manipulated into creating misleading material.
    — Julia Boorstin, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of conspiracies
Verb
  • Raytheon is the prime contractor for Tomahawk, while General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems manufactures warhead cases.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Earlier this year Greg Dalli co-founded the company Afterglow Science, which manufactures strips with peptides and other supplements that dissolve in the mouth.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of manufactures

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“Syndicates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syndicates. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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