Thesaurus results for COLLUDE

collude

verb

kə-ˈlüd

Definition of collude

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 Nitta said the Emergence experiment is the first to shed light on how AI agents collude to bypass guardrails and break confinement, as OpenAI has yet to release all of its findings from the Hugging Face incident. — Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026 His allusion was to the murder of President Diem of South Vietnam, in which some felt the United States had colluded. — Robert Stone, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026 Sankey also argues that the SEC was acting on its own and not attempting to collude with NCAA to stop Kiffin from bringing in ex-pros. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 In October 2017, Kaepernick filed a grievance against the NFL under the terms of the league’s and players’ collective bargaining agreement, alleging that owners were colluding against signing him due to his protest. — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for collude

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Years ago, William had plotted to pollute the the ley lines — the source of all witches and warlocks’ magical powers — which was foiled by a Mary, Graves and their coven sister Tamora (Keegan Connor Tracy).

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
Jair Bolsonaro is now serving a 27-year prison sentence under house arrest after being convicted of plotting to overturn that election and prevent Lula from taking office.

— Catherine Osborn, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of plot

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My interview with Altman had been arranged weeks earlier, just as the first revelations emerged about swarms of rogue AI agents conspiring to hack websites.

— Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
Arrested on three counts, Lui is accused of conspiring to violate the Export Control Reform Act and the Export Administration Regulations, as well as federal smuggling and money laundering laws.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of conspire

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Retaliation is not unheard of in higher education and fear of scheming colleagues is common.

— Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
To this day, third-party researchers continue to uncover more evidence of how OpenAI's models were secretly scheming and developing ways to hack Hugging Face.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026

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