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Definition of syndicatenext
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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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syndicate

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Recent Examples of syndicate
Noun
The roadshow—where a company’s executives and underwriters pitch their stock offering to institutional investors—drew $250 billion in orders and was underwritten by a 21-bank syndicate, led by Goldman Sachs and with Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Citigroup and JPMorgan rounding out the top five. Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 12 June 2026 Allen argues that Junius was actually a syndicate of authors acting under Richmond’s general direction, with Paine and Burke among the principals. Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Verb
Another risky expenditure was paying to use an RCA satellite to syndicate his station, renamed TBS, around the country, beginning in 1976. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2026 The Chad Hasty Show on the Lubbock station aired every afternoon and was syndicated throughout Texas. Saul Pink, San Antonio Express-News, 2 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for syndicate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for syndicate
Noun
  • The series follows the Black Mafia Family in Detroit and is based on a true story.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
  • On the surface, the crime drama follows the rise and fall of the Black Mafia Family — one of the most influential crime families in the country.
    Kayla Grant, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • They're outnumbered already, and the Mexican cartel HQ is closer.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • The country had spent the last decade grappling with a war between the state and the myriad narco-terrorist cartels.
    Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Doha Madani, Chloe Melas, Brittany Kubicko, Daniel Arkin and Saba Hamedy contributed.
    Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 4 July 2026
  • Swift has built a long track record of giving across education, disaster relief, food insecurity, and music programs, often contributing quietly or stepping in quickly during moments of urgent need.
    Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • At one point, Jessie befriends a gang of tech toys that includes a low-tech potty-training product named Smarty Pants, along with GPS and camera devices Atlas and Snappy.
    Rachel Hale, USA Today, 26 June 2026
  • Pluverge, an ice cream maker at Taste the Tropics, came to the United States on asylum after he was kidnapped and tortured by gang members in his home country.
    Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • The aluminum venture also deepens the relationship between IHC — chaired by Abu Dhabi’s deputy ruler Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed — and billionaire Gautam Adani’s conglomerate, following IHC’s $2 billion investment in Adani companies in 2022.
    Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 2 July 2026
  • Lotte Shopping, the retail conglomerate that controls Lotte Cinema operator Lotte Cultureworks, disclosed in a regulatory filing that its memorandum of understanding with Megabox parent Contentree JoongAng was terminated on June 30.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
    KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
  • The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • Win prizes playing interactive games, network with artists and entrepreneurs and enjoy signature drinks and bar snacks available for purchase.
    Lesly Gregory, AJC.com, 1 July 2026
  • The initiative is intended to target transnational criminal organizations, foreign gangs, human trafficking networks and violent criminal aliens operating in the United States.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Their solution targets embodied carbon, the emissions baked into the hardware before it is ever switched on, encompassing all the energy and process gases consumed in manufacturing it.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 July 2026
  • Devastating Pyrotechnics had no state license to manufacture or process fireworks, according to previous reporting by The Sacramento Bee.
    Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026

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“Syndicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syndicate. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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