as in to plot
to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends
accused of colluding to block the sale of the vacant land
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Recent Examples of collude
Lai pleaded not guilty to a sedition charge and two counts of colluding with foreign forces, a crime punishable by life in prison under the national security law.
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Chris Lau, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Lai has pleaded not guilty to two charges of colluding with foreign forces under the city's national security law, and a separate sedition charge.
—Laura Westbrook, NPR, 18 Aug. 2025
Farmers are too numerous to collude like this.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025
Zeta Tijuana, an investigative magazine, reported in 2023 that Huerta’s Arellano Félix cell had colluded with corrupt Tijuana police officers to steal a massive drug shipment from a rival Sinaloa faction — an episode that prompted cartel hitmen to hunt down and kill the dirty cops.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
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Chris Lau, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Lai has pleaded not guilty to two charges of colluding with foreign forces under the city's national security law, and a separate sedition charge.
—Laura Westbrook, NPR, 18 Aug. 2025
Farmers are too numerous to collude like this.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025
Zeta Tijuana, an investigative magazine, reported in 2023 that Huerta’s Arellano Félix cell had colluded with corrupt Tijuana police officers to steal a massive drug shipment from a rival Sinaloa faction — an episode that prompted cartel hitmen to hunt down and kill the dirty cops.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collude
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However, the game rights change is contingent on the larger ESPN-NFL deal passing Department of Justice review, which seems increasingly unlikely to come before the NFL plots its 2026 calendar.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Well, on one hand, Annie was already plotting against Jake and Alex.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
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After a lifetime of abuse from his master, Riff Raff conspires to start a coup with Magenta, his sister.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Deputies Alex Caminero, 38, and James Gregory Gardner, 52, conspired with each other to sneak about six grams of fentanyl into the 5501 College Road facility, the sheriff’s office said.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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Game prediction Kansas City’s defense is clicking, and Steve Spanguolo is known for scheming against dynamic offenses.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
25 Sep. 2025
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Jimmy Sharp had filed the suit in December 2022, saying Diederich schemed to put him on a career-killing blacklist after taking over Sharp’s father’s role as head of 20th TV’s head of production earlier that year.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Collude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collude. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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