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as in associate
a person frequently seen in the company of another
the criminal's cronies were also closely questioned about the illegal gambling operation
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as in friend
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
only my cronies can call me by my nickname
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Recent Examples of crony
In the wake of the public unrest stoked by Shagan and his cronies, the country has descended into chaos.
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Jack King, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2025
Trump and his cronies have pulled out all the stops — short of arrests — to neuter and delegitimize legitimate journalism.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Texas Republicans have completely surrendered our state to Trump and his billionaire cronies, at the expense of selling out their constituents and Latino voters in South Texas.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Dumas introduced Huff to two of his closest cronies, both of whom had served at Fort Bragg.
—Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025
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Jack King, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2025
Trump and his cronies have pulled out all the stops — short of arrests — to neuter and delegitimize legitimate journalism.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Texas Republicans have completely surrendered our state to Trump and his billionaire cronies, at the expense of selling out their constituents and Latino voters in South Texas.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Dumas introduced Huff to two of his closest cronies, both of whom had served at Fort Bragg.
—Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crony
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Pulte ended up wiring the former associate $250,000 that was premised, in part, on the associate falsely promising that Ye would provide financial and public support for Pulte’s online philanthropy, court records show.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Sarah is a first-year associate at Jacobson Moore, where the series takes place.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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The following morning, Speak discovered his friend after arriving at his house to pick him up, the intention being to take him to Manchester Airport for a flight to Dubai.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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For the first time on the show, the friends and family members selected by each celebrity contestant for their dedications will join them on the ballroom floor.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
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To investigate, the Balbach and her colleagues developed a special technique to follow the metabolism of glucose between non-activated and activated sperm.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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But what are Jensen and colleagues looking for?—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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Racing with some buddies of course, and that's coming closer with the unveiling of the Jetson Air Games concept recently.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Oct. 2025
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The latter exchange exemplifies why Boston Blue works best when Wahlberg and Martin-Green are driving the action with their easy, buddy-cop chemistry.—
Kristen Baldwin,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Oct. 2025
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Mehta and Richard's other accomplice, Captain Addis (John Macmillan), then attack and attempt to kill Lo.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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And yet, Katsoudas is optimistic that lifelong careers could make a comeback, thanks to an unlikely accomplice.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Unlike many of her male peers, Takaichi doesn’t come from a political dynasty.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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One of its students, Khaled Alhammadi, led a session on content creation, guiding peers and young learners alike through creative ways to craft dynamic social media visuals using photography, video and editing techniques.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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Haley Macintyre wasn’t the only comrade in total shock.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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Unlike his comrades, his family life is more dysfunctional than deeply troubled.—
Jon O'Brien,
IndieWire,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Crony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crony. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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