as in syndicate
a number of businesses or enterprises united for commercial advantage
a cartel of oil-producing nations that controls production and influences prices
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Recent Examples of cartel
Drug cartels in Mexico have used drones to attack Mexican law enforcement and political targets, and to transport fentanyl across the border.
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Jessica Tisch, New York Daily News, 6 July 2025
Saudi Arabia holds significant influence in OPEC+ as the dominant member of the OPEC producers’ cartel, and Russia is the leading non-OPEC member in the 22-country alliance.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 6 July 2025
Youngblood requested an in-person meeting to go over some troubling news: Los Zetas, a Mexican drug cartel, had put out a hit on Perardi and his children — they could be kidnapped and killed as soon as that summer day.
—Staff Report, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Prosecutors allege Ovidio Guzman Lopez and his brother, Joaquin Guzman Lopez, ran a faction of the Sinaloa cartel.
—Christine Fernando, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
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Jessica Tisch, New York Daily News, 6 July 2025
Saudi Arabia holds significant influence in OPEC+ as the dominant member of the OPEC producers’ cartel, and Russia is the leading non-OPEC member in the 22-country alliance.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 6 July 2025
Youngblood requested an in-person meeting to go over some troubling news: Los Zetas, a Mexican drug cartel, had put out a hit on Perardi and his children — they could be kidnapped and killed as soon as that summer day.
—Staff Report, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Prosecutors allege Ovidio Guzman Lopez and his brother, Joaquin Guzman Lopez, ran a faction of the Sinaloa cartel.
—Christine Fernando, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cartel
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The drama from showrunners J.J. Abrams and LaToya Morgan starred Josh Holloway as a getaway driver working for an Arizona crime syndicate and Rachel Hilson as an FBI agent.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
9 July 2025
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Set in the Southwest in the 1972, Duster tells the story of the FBI’s first Black woman agent, Nina Hayes, played by Rachel Hilson, who will have to overcome many obstacles to stop a crime syndicate.—
Maelle Beauget-Uhl,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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While both are fair subjects for criticism, Howze misses an opportunity for sharper, more specific satire by flattening the outsiders into a conglomerate threat.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 July 2025
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This is a company that plays the long game, something made easier by its ownership structure: L’Oréal is still majority owned by the founder’s family, the Bettencourt Meyers, and by Swiss conglomerate Nestlé, which bought a stake in 1974.—
Adam Gale,
Fortune,
24 July 2025
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“Cartel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cartel. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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