in league
idiom
: working with someone especially to do something dishonest
He suspects that they are in league together against him.
—often + withShe denies that she is in league with corrupt officials.
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After winning the 2025 NBA Finals as one of the youngest championship-winning teams in league history, the Thunder are unsurprisingly heavily favored to win it all, again, in 2026.
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Oklahoma City also entered the playoffs with the best scoring differential in league history, beating opponents by 12.9 points per game.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 June 2025
Sam Reinhart scored four goals, becoming just the sixth player in league history and first since Maurice Richard in 1957 to get that many in a game in the Final.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Sam Reinhart scored four goals, becoming just the sixth player in league history and first since Maurice Richard in 1957 to get that many in a game in the final.
—Stephen Whyno, Twin Cities, 18 June 2025
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Oklahoma City also entered the playoffs with the best scoring differential in league history, beating opponents by 12.9 points per game.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 June 2025
Sam Reinhart scored four goals, becoming just the sixth player in league history and first since Maurice Richard in 1957 to get that many in a game in the Final.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Sam Reinhart scored four goals, becoming just the sixth player in league history and first since Maurice Richard in 1957 to get that many in a game in the final.
—Stephen Whyno, Twin Cities, 18 June 2025
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“In league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20league. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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