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
In October that same year, Kaepernick sued the NFL, alleging that owners had colluded to keep him out of the league.
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
Officials don't believe Zinn colluded with the shooter, police said.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Authorities do not believe Zinn actually colluded the with the shooter.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Trinidad and Tobago responded swiftly, with Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar rejecting any suggestion that her government was colluding with the United States against Venezuela.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
Officials don't believe Zinn colluded with the shooter, police said.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Authorities do not believe Zinn actually colluded the with the shooter.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Trinidad and Tobago responded swiftly, with Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar rejecting any suggestion that her government was colluding with the United States against Venezuela.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collude
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His original, undoctored manuscript even suggests that James might have plotted to have Elizabeth assassinated.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Curves plotting model performance against size have begun flattening out.—
James Somers,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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He was accused of conspiring to fix games to benefit gamblers and later spent 15 months in federal prison because of it.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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He was charged with conspiring to fix high-stakes card games in Las Vegas, Miami, Manhattan and the Hamptons that were backed by Mafia families.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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No Warriors were involved, but Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups — as well as Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier — was arrested and charged with scheming to rig underground poker games.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
24 Oct. 2025
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There is no magic elixir to consistently scheme easy buckets in the final minutes of contests.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Collude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collude. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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