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
Authorities do not believe Zinn actually colluded the with the shooter.
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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
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.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Farmers are too numerous to collude like this.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025
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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
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.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Farmers are too numerous to collude like this.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, star-crossed lovers Ellen (Harriet Slater) and Brian (Jamie Roy) managed to plot an escape of their own — but not before getting some major blood on their hands.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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While Witherspoon dug into the world of trauma surgery, Coben plotted the novel’s key moments.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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Here's everything to know about the murder of Cliff Lambert and the decades-long ordeal to convict the six men who conspired to kill and steal from him.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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Dryden entered a guilty plea in federal court earlier this year on charges of conspiring to create and distribute animal crush videos.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
10 Oct. 2025
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Tim Skipper called with swagger, Jerry Neuheisel schemed like a gambler and Kevin Coyle unleashed a defense that hunted in packs.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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In London, Angelica used her private connections to elevate her husband’s public power, scheming to ensure Church’s election to Parliament in 1790.—
Jane Kamensky,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Collude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collude. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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