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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
Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Many of the scam compounds operating across Southeast Asia are run by Chinese crime syndicates.
—Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 24 Nov. 2025
Distrust of state institutions is at an all-time high, weeks into the Madlanga Commission, a high-level inquiry on allegations that top politicians and police officials were interfering in police investigations in the interests of crime syndicates.
—Zanele Mji, Time, 21 Nov. 2025
The coalition also provides an effective platform for negotiations with larger countries like China, where many of the scam syndicates hail from.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025
Such crackdowns attract notice from Boswell, who detects a civilian ally in his fight against local syndicates.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has disabled more than 2,500 Starlink devices in and around scam centers in Myanmar, following warnings from activists that mainly Chinese syndicates were using the technology to defraud people worldwide.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
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
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
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Outside the capital, guerrilla groups and organized crime syndicates are exploiting the power vacuum along Venezuela’s borders and in its resource-rich interior.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Many of the scam compounds operating across Southeast Asia are run by Chinese crime syndicates.
—Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 24 Nov. 2025
Distrust of state institutions is at an all-time high, weeks into the Madlanga Commission, a high-level inquiry on allegations that top politicians and police officials were interfering in police investigations in the interests of crime syndicates.
—Zanele Mji, Time, 21 Nov. 2025
The coalition also provides an effective platform for negotiations with larger countries like China, where many of the scam syndicates hail from.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025
Such crackdowns attract notice from Boswell, who detects a civilian ally in his fight against local syndicates.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has disabled more than 2,500 Starlink devices in and around scam centers in Myanmar, following warnings from activists that mainly Chinese syndicates were using the technology to defraud people worldwide.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for syndicates
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After an initial slow start with its explosive drone operations in March of last year, Vectus Global began stepping up, achieving success with a police raid to take back a key telecommunications tower in September from gangs in the hills above Port-au-Prince.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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Bandit gangs control entire districts, extorting protection money from communities in cash or kind, killing those that resist.—
Obi Anyadike,
semafor.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Drug-trafficking networks with links to transnational cartels are active along Ecuador’s coast and have used fishermen and their small boats to transport illicit shipments, according to local police.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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In their charging documents, prosecutors allege Maduro, his wife and his son, Nicolás Maduro Guerra, engaged in a cocaine-trafficking conspiracy and partnered with cartels designated as terrorist groups.—
Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
11 Jan. 2026
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In other words, the chin contributes negligibly to resisting chewing forces.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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On top of that, California requires a special fuel blend that adds another 15 cents per gallon, the state’s cap-and-trade program costs another 26 cents and a special sales tax for gas contributes another 10 cents, according to the California Energy Commission.—
Adam B. Summers,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
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The shift could give major private conglomerates a bigger role in infrastructure, energy and industrial projects long dominated by the state.—
Aniruddha Ghosal,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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But the fashion world was changing fast as major conglomerates like LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton were rising to the fore.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
19 Jan. 2026
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Many existing image edits, however, remain online.—
Ella Chakarian,
Rolling Stone,
19 Jan. 2026
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Thankfully, though, delight should arrive as your thoughtful edits blossom into shared success.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
16 Jan. 2026
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Those businesses, in turn, wire millions through financial networks in the United States and abroad to cartels in Mexico, Colombia and other countries, authorities say.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
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For professionals trying to build authority, the verification offers networks and employers greater confidence in their work.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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Emcore manufactures navigation equipment such as gyroscopes and sensors used in commercial, industrial and defense applications, including autonomous navigation and weapons systems, according to its website.—
Victor Loh,
CNBC,
3 Jan. 2026
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Decathlon specially manufactures shoes for him that are identical except for one key trait—heel-toe drop, say—and then Malisoux randomly assigns them to runners and monitors their injury rates.—
Outside,
Outside,
30 Dec. 2025
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The economic summit has long attracted criticism and conspiracies for convening global celebrities, business leaders and political elite in a Swiss resort town.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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However, pro athletes earning millions of dollars a year have been accused of joining these conspiracies.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
15 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Syndicates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syndicates. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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