as in conspiracy
a secret agreement or cooperation between two parties for an illegal or dishonest purpose
was able to sneak out at night with the connivance of a camp counselor
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Recent Examples of connivance
But the one commonality is the halo of protection or connivance or collaboration around these characters.
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Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023
Nearly unseated by his popular prime minister, Mohammad Mosaddeq, in 1953, the shah retained his throne with American and clerical connivance.
—Laura Secor, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2013
The complaint also says Davenport has been gaming the system for years with the rest of the board’s connivance — allegations Davenport and the other members of the board have denied.
—Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2023
Back then, legislators were not just opposed to this or that weapon, but American connivance with an immoral war itself.
—Time, 17 July 2023
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Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023
Nearly unseated by his popular prime minister, Mohammad Mosaddeq, in 1953, the shah retained his throne with American and clerical connivance.
—Laura Secor, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2013
The complaint also says Davenport has been gaming the system for years with the rest of the board’s connivance — allegations Davenport and the other members of the board have denied.
—Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2023
Back then, legislators were not just opposed to this or that weapon, but American connivance with an immoral war itself.
—Time, 17 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for connivance
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The plaintiffs alleged that the petroleum companies also had participated in a conspiracy to deny that climate change is happening and to convince the public to keep using fossil fuels.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
12 May 2025
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He was convicted of two counts of conspiracy to commit extortion, one count of extortion, six counts of honest services mail fraud, three counts of conspiracy to falsify records, 19 counts of falsification of records, and 17 counts of false statements.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
12 May 2025
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Their silence and complicity in the face of a devastating constitutional crisis speak volumes, and their inaction will be remembered.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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Dinges has written widely on Washington’s complicity in the murderous activities of South American military juntas in the 1970s.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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By analyzing unstructured data from communications, such as emails and chat messages, these systems can identify potential misconduct or collusion that might not be apparent through traditional data analysis.—
Craig Costigan,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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And when careful collaboration devolved into mere collusion, the concert narrative became a fairy tale.—
Stacie E. Goddard,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Connivance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/connivance. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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