syndicate 1 of 2

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as in Mafia
a group involved in secret or criminal activities a syndicate of counterfeiters

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as in cartel
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 syndicate
Noun
The country has become a magnet for warlords, arms dealers, human traffickers, poachers, drug syndicates and generals wanted by international courts. Natasha Frost, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025 In November, both the NFL and NBA issued warnings that skilled criminals were targeting the homes of professional athletes and noting that a South American crime syndicate was believed to be behind the burglaries, according to reporting from NFL.com and the Associated Press. Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
This article was produced by Media Decision and syndicated by Wealth of Geeks. John Dealbreuin Wealth Of Geeks, Boston Herald, 26 Dec. 2024 In the fall of 1958, syndicated Hollywood columnist William H. Mooring needed a vacation from the hubbub of Tinseltown. Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for syndicate 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for syndicate
Noun
  • California For Subscribers The Mexican Mafia Tapes: Secret recordings reveal greed, betrayal — and a deal with the feds Sept. 4, 2024 Stinson had already been serving a life sentence for murdering a drug dealer in 1979.
    Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The Bills have won six straight AFC East titles, and nothing short of their first Super Bowl appearance since 1993 seems acceptable to their Mafia.
    Jack Magruder, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Perez, follows a cartel leader, played by Gascon, who is in search of gender affirming surgery and seeks help from a Mexico city lawyer Rita, played by Zoe Saldaña.
    Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Emilia Pérez, the musical about a Mexican cartel leader who fakes his death and undergoes a gender transition but cannot avoid the people in her former life, leads all nominees with 13 including Best Picture, the most by a non-English-language film in Oscar history.
    Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Tariffs, however, might have the biggest impact on the economy and financial institutions globally. — CNBC’s Sam Meredith, Ryan Ermey, Annie Nova, Rebecca Picciotto, Evelyn Cheng and Lim Hui Jie contributed to this report.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Matt previously spent several years covering Palace matches for the South London Press and contributing to other publications as a freelance writer.
    Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The situation has been largely caused by gang violence in the Caribbean country.
    Trisha Thomas, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Today, the economy is in ruins and gang violence and kidnappings are a staple of daily life in the capital.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The conglomerate led by the Hartono brothers took over Como in 2019 and are the richest owners in Serie A. Since last summer, Como have brought in 22 players (either on transfers, loan deals or as free agents) and spent €78m, according to Transfermarkt.
    Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
  • His father, Ho Rih Hwa, was a businessman who co-founded the Thai Wah Public Company and headed the Wah Chang Group, conglomerates with operations across Asia.
    Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • This article has been edited to include statements from Gibson and Voight.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Made by History takes readers beyond the headlines with articles written and edited by professional historians.
    Karin Wulf / Made by History, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • While Portugal seems like a quiet oasis on the edge of the Atlantic, its glamorous casinos, hotels, and secret hideouts become the stage for a network of daring women spies, exchanging vital information that could turn the tide of the conflict.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
  • For perspective, the company has been seeing more demand in the last year from areas such as optical networks, IP networks, and submarine networks.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • But Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario, the manufacturing hub of Canada, said a trade war is 100% coming.
    Rob Gillies, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
  • For example, Chinese battery manufacturing company EVE Energy is the technology partner with a 10% stake in a joint venture with U.S. engine company Cummins’ Accelera division, Daimler Truck and PACCAR.
    Evelyn Cheng,Sonia Heng, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025

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