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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 filing also details various financial agreements, including a revolving credit facility and a term loan with a syndicate of banks. Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2025 More than a year’s worth of internal communications from one of the world’s most active ransomware syndicates have been published online in a leak that exposes tactics, trade secrets, and internal rifts of its members. Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
The 1980 Chicago Tribune story, which led the Metro section and was widely syndicated, gave Goddard and Vitullo shared credit for designing the rape kit. Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025 But syndicating on post-growth planning is planting seeds without ever intending to harvest. Chris Kille, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for syndicate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for syndicate
Noun
  • Last Word is officially launching as its first series, Mafia: Most Wanted, launches on Crave on Friday (March 7).
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Law enforcement authorities considered Torres, 59, the most powerful Mexican Mafia member in the San Fernando Valley and a key figure behind Los Angeles County jail rackets occurring at the time of his death on July 6, 2023.
    Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Among them were two leaders of the now-defunct Los Zetas cartel, Mexicans Miguel Treviño Morales and his brother Omar Treviño Morales, known as Z-40 and Z-42.
    Jonathan Dienst, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Since taking office, Trump has threatened to impose trade tariffs on Mexico, and several Mexican cartels have been designated by the State Department as foreign terrorist organizations.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Nadeen Ebrahim, Allegra Goodwin and Frankie Vetch contributed to this story.
    Mostafa Salem, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Further study is needed to identify the specific factors that influenced pregnant people to continue smoking or be exposed to SHS, and to understand the various factors that contribute to the risk of placental abruption associated with smoking and exposure to SHS during pregnancy.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • People in Sweden see these gang shootings and are incredibly alarmed and afraid of them.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in a case in which Mexico is suing U.S. gun companies to cover the cost of dealing with Mexican gang and cartel violence.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Still, a potential acquisition of Versace would give Prada a strong boost and help the brand on its quest to even the playing field with the other luxury conglomerates.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The multinational conglomerate, which recently posted a 70% drop in full-year profit, owns household names including Jeep, Dodge, Fiat, Chrysler and Peugeot.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
  • But as their power supplies wane, scientists are saying goodbye to one instrument on each spacecraft By Meghan Bartels edited by Clara Moskowitz NASA’s most distant observers are losing steam as the toll of spending nearly five decades in space adds up.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Fox Sports owns half of the league, and Birmingham finished as one of the top viewership markets on the network last season.
    Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The network also revealed a further slate of longstanding Opry members who will be making appearances on the telecast, including Bill Anderson, Jeannie Seely, Lauren Alaina, Sara Evans, Scotty McCreery, Chris Janson and Dustin Lynch.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Vancouver is struggling enormously to manufacture offence, and after both the Calgary Flames and Utah Hockey Club picked up regulation victories on Tuesday, the pressure is on Vancouver to get back to picking up points.
    Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Pragmatic Semiconductor manufactures microprocessors from alternative materials.
    Trevor Clawson, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025

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“Syndicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syndicate. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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