camorra

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Recent Examples of camorra The investigations lead Nikki to secret deals between the U.S. Navy and the camorra, a syndicate of organized crime families in Naples. Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2024 In the struggling city of Naples, stereotyped by other Italians as superstitious and controlled by the camorra, Maradona was received like a homecoming god. Jo Livingstone, The New Republic, 8 Dec. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for camorra
Noun
  • The four were convicted on two counts each of kidnapping and robbery and one count each of conspiracy to kidnap for ransom.
    Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
  • He also is found guilty of first-degree arson and conspiracy to commit arson.
    Todd Pendleton, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Americans are divided on that topic, with 55% saying historical figures that supported the confederacy and racial segregation should not be memorialized in a June 2024 survey by the Public Religion Research Institute.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Men were the representatives of their clans and nations in the Haudenosaunee council, which made decisions for the confederacy as a whole.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 21 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The Trump administration is urging the Supreme Court not to block the deportation of Venezuelans accused of being members of the crime gang Tren de Aragua.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Homan also denied that any migrant is being labeled a gang member solely because of tattoos.
    Isabel Danzis, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Another suggested that two first-class passengers were drug dealers, and that a drug cartel had orchestrated a terror attack.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Some platforms tend to remove the grisliest content, and some ban a few cartels outright.
    Antón Barba-Kay, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • QAnon is a conspiracy theory that posits the country is run by a cabal of Satanic, pedophilic Democrats who can only be stopped by President Donald Trump.
    Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2025
  • But, in the latter half of the 20th century, a shadowy cabal of high-flying financiers and elite manufacturers moved those jobs abroad, in search of lower wages and bigger profits.
    Made by History, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The show, created, produced by, and starring Sharon Horgan, is an excellent pitch-black comedy about the power of sisterhood and the ties that bind us.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Their pantyhose, the uniforms of a secret sisterhood.
    Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Long story short: This is the tale of the rise and fall of the Sith's massive criminal syndicate away from the Empire's prying eyes, so expect more of the surprisingly dark tone past shows have often flirted with.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • While the Trump administration has alleged that Abrego Garcia is connected to the notorious crime syndicate MS-13, he has not been formally charged with any crime.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025

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“Camorra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camorra. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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