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

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verb

present tense third-person singular of syndicate
as in contributes

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  1. cartels
  2. contributes
  3. edits
  4. conspiracies
  5. crews
  6. clans
  7. produces
Noun
  • Advertisement Mexico’s two largest criminal syndicates — the Sinaloa and the Jalisco New Generation cartels — are at war for smuggling routes in Chiapas, authorities say, often buying the allegiance of smaller criminal bands that operate throughout the state.
    Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
  • The crisis at our southern border in which drug cartels are trafficking women, children, drugs, fentanyl pouring into our country.
    CBS News, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024
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Verb
  • Each member understands not only their own role but how their work contributes to the larger mission.
    Lynda Silsbee, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Meanwhile, heat waves lead to a negative productivity shock that contributes to lower output.
    Justin Worland, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of contributes
Verb
  • Gary Stix, senior editor of mind and brain at Scientific American, edits and reports on emerging advances that have propelled brain science to the forefront of the biological sciences.
    Gary Stix, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The piece included screenshots of Wikipedia edits as well as Dickinson’s trail to Herron and Holt.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 27 Sep. 2024
Definition of edits
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  • Amazon has removed from its site a memoir that alleges that hip-hop mogul Sean Combs physically abused his longtime girlfriend Kim Porter, whose untimely death in 2018 at age 47 has been the source of conspiracies.
    Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
  • When participants mentioned real conspiracies (such as the CIA’s MK Ultra experiments), the AI didn’t attempt to discredit them, which likely boosted its credibility in other areas.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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  • The guard members said crews stationed with them at McGhee Tyson Airport have rescued about 100 people over the weekend and delivered tens of thousands of pounds of supplies.
    NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Le Roux is among 21 unaccounted for residents in the county search and rescue crews are scrambling to locate.
    Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of crews
Noun
  • Chaos and crime Testing Hamas’ limited capabilities is the reemergence of armed gangs and clans, who held sway in Gaza before 2007.
    Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Dungeons & Dragons taught fantasy fans to understand orcs as a fusion of racist tropes, combining a barbaric other and a vaguely native people of tribes and clans.
    Caitlin PenzeyMoog, Vox, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of clans
Verb
  • This force produces a slight bulge at the planet’s waistline.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The Great Red Spot GRS is a high-pressure system located on Jupiter that produces an anticyclonic storm, meaning that the high pressure is in the middle, with winds circulating around its center.
    Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
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