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
The former mayor of Uruapan, Carlos Manzo, was a true disruptor in Mexican politics who dared to square off against cartel leaders.
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Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Back in 2011, a Liga MX match between Santos Laguna and Monarcas Morelia also became a scene of direct cartel violence when, during the game, heavily armed cartel gunmen attacked a temporary police checkpoint outside the stadium gates.
—Simon Chadwick, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026
The weakened 65-year-old cartel will remain with its five original members—Iran, Iraq, and Venezuela, as well as the Saudis and Kuwaitis—and six oil-producing African nations.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 19 May 2026
The additional capacity comes as the UAE, no longer subject to OPEC quotas after leaving the cartel at the start of May, plans to boost its output to 5 million barrels a day next year.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 18 May 2026
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Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Back in 2011, a Liga MX match between Santos Laguna and Monarcas Morelia also became a scene of direct cartel violence when, during the game, heavily armed cartel gunmen attacked a temporary police checkpoint outside the stadium gates.
—Simon Chadwick, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026
The weakened 65-year-old cartel will remain with its five original members—Iran, Iraq, and Venezuela, as well as the Saudis and Kuwaitis—and six oil-producing African nations.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 19 May 2026
The additional capacity comes as the UAE, no longer subject to OPEC quotas after leaving the cartel at the start of May, plans to boost its output to 5 million barrels a day next year.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cartel
Noun
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Instead, horses are often owned by sponsors, investors or syndicates.—
Danielle Rossingh,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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Jabba the Hutt’s relatives who now run his criminal syndicate, have some intel regarding his whereabouts.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
25 May 2026
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Sephora was founded in France in 1969, with its first store in Paris in 1970 and is now owned by luxury conglomerate LVMH.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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This is a terrific conglomerate levered to so many different parts of a growing economy.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
27 May 2026
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“Cartel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cartel. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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