syndicates 1 of 2

noun

Definition of syndicatesnext
plural of syndicate
1
as in gangs
a group involved in secret or criminal activities a syndicate of counterfeiters

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2
as in cartels
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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syndicates

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of syndicate
as in contributes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for syndicates
  1. cartels
  2. contributes
  3. edits
  4. conspiracies
  5. crews
  6. clans
  7. produces
Noun
  • Dimon cited cyber criminals and drug cartels who prefer using digital currencies as forms of payment from their victims because there are no regulatory safeguards for customers.
    Christopher White, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
  • This fact means the CCP could irreparably impair the cartels’ ability to produce fentanyl and thus largely prevent the drug’s distribution.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of cartels
Verb
  • Every deal contributes to something greater.
    Cody Bjugan, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • This contributes to the overall explainability of AI-powered outcomes, including document generation and metadata extraction, by utilizing tools for tracking and explaining how data is used and processed by an organization’s AI systems.
    Jesse Todd, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of contributes
Verb
  • According to Cao, stans today create their own cultural moments (memes, conspiracy theories, fan edits) and have created communities that bring likeminded peers together online.
    Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 16 Dec. 2024
  • All that is required is some simple HTML coding, nothing advanced about this at all, which edits the mouseover text label which is displayed next to the link being hovered over while the actual URL is displayed elsewhere.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of edits
Noun
  • The Night Agent Brought together by a midnight phone call, an FBI agent and a cybersecurity expert must unravel an ever-growing web of political conspiracies.
    Dana Feldman, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
  • After a period co-founding a video game company, West started flying airplanes and learned about the conspiracies that accompany aircraft, according to his author biography on Amazon.
    Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of conspiracies
Noun
  • According to Phoenix fire, crews noticed multiple space heaters in the home.
    Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • No injuries were reported and crews were able to prevent the fire from spreading to nearby homes.
    Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of crews
Noun
  • And our definition of social media was to converse about the over-the-top shenanigans of the fictional Ewing, Channing and Carrington clans at the proverbial office watercooler.
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • In 2020, the California Fish and Game Commission made six lion clans a candidate for protection under the state Endangered Species Act, and are expected to decide whether to permanently list them next year.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of clans
Verb
  • Studio Lambert produces the series for BBC in co-production with Tubi and ZDFneo.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The company also produces and tours a range of shows throughout Spain.
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of produces
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