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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
Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
That's not some international crime syndicate.
—Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
Tonya Mosley, NPR, 6 Apr. 2026
Sandy has remained a presence on radio, syndicating a show with Tricia for the last six years.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 1 Apr. 2026
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Noun
As with other criminal syndicates, the cartel has long oiled the gears of corruption with bribes.
—Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
That's not some international crime syndicate.
—Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
At its peak, the show was syndicated on nearly 200 stations, running second in the late-night ratings to Hall's idol, Carson.
—Tonya Mosley, NPR, 6 Apr. 2026
Sandy has remained a presence on radio, syndicating a show with Tricia for the last six years.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for syndicate
Noun
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The series follows the Black Mafia Family in Detroit and is based on a true story.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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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
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Cabrera fled her small town Friday after years of mounting cartel violence in Tula.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
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And then with this new administration and new focus on the Mexican cartels, superseding indictment was handed down just in March where this scheme and the people who own this shop were involved in aiding terrorism because these cartels have been designated as foreign terrorists.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Sophomore Haley Maldonado, who finished with three hits, contributed an RBI double in the second.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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Meghan Potenza picked up an RBI double, while Emrie Peterson contributed two RBIs.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Hospitals that haven’t been looted, burned or shuttered are dealing with limited budgets and the tightening grip of armed gangs.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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But according to federal officials, the Punjabi Devils were an outlaw gang with ties to the Hells Angels, whose members often wore patches with an outline of Punjab, a region that includes northern India and central eastern Pakistan, and a turbaned skull.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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The conglomerate already owns a British sports car maker, Lotus, so why not add another, even more storied, one to its portfolio?—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
14 May 2026
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The topical, darkly funny, whip-smart series from Eric Kripke follows a band of vigilante misfits who fight to expose the all-powerful, corrupt conglomerate Vought International and its stable of villainous superheroes.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
Verb
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This transcript was automatically generated, and then edited for clarity in its current form.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
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It can also be used to edit video using simple, conversational language.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
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That means viewership around such stuff is smaller, and the networks need to show that ads are reaching not the most people, but rather the most likely people to be interested in a bottle of soda, a specific kind of running shoe, or a new weight-loss drug.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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There are tall barriers to entry for anyone looking to compete with SpaceX and Blue Origin to put data center networks into orbit.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
Verb
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As the Biden Administration introduced generous subsidies for investing in certain technologies, such as semiconductors and electric vehicles, construction spending in manufacturing more than tripled.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Davis owns and runs Cambria, a private Minnesota company that manufactures the quartz used for kitchen and bathroom countertops.—
Maria Aspan,
NPR,
17 May 2026
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“Syndicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syndicate. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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