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
  • In November, Vaillant was convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement and is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 4.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 24 July 2025
  • Kingston will receive his sentence on Aug. 28, just under five months after he and his 63-year-old mother were found guilty of four counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 24 July 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 report also identifies approved petitions from individuals linked to other gangs, such as over 100 members of the 18th Street gang, at least three from Tren de Aragua (TdA), and several associated with the Sureños and Norteños.
    Billal Rahman Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
  • The film did retain two innovations from the Story films: its notably younger cast and also having Victor von Doom accompany the gang on their fateful trip.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • Those rifles are highly sought after by the cartels in their efforts to control large territories, according to the release.
    Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2025
  • The only path to peace is the total disempowerment of the terrorist cartel that has for too long oppressed its own people while lethally menacing others.
    Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Noun
  • QAnon, for example, made specific claims about a global cabal of Satan-worshipping pedophiles for whom Trump was handpicked by God to reveal.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
  • And nothing suggests a cabal like the news story du jour.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • What starts as messy fun becomes a deeper conversation about sisterhood, vulnerability, and the art of showing up for yourself—in full color.
    Essence, Essence, 31 July 2025
  • Ask them to forgive each other for any hurtful words or actions and to commit to reclaiming their sisterhood.
    Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 26 July 2025
Noun
  • Whether through investment syndicates, peer networks, or regional alliances, family offices are building micro-communities modeled less on corporate structures and more on the village circle.
    Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
  • So far, no one has ruled out the possibility that other groups—possibly from different governments or private crime syndicates—are also exploiting CVE-2025-53770.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2025

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“Camorra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camorra. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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