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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Kaepernick later filed suit against the NFL, accusing teams of colluding to keep him from playing, and settled earlier this year, according to his attorney.
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Ben Morse, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
Kim has increasingly lashed out at South Korea this year, accusing Seoul of colluding with Washington to seek the collapse of his regime, and has pushed for a clear break with decades of policy engagement with the South, including the scrapping of unification as a goal.
—Reuters, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2024
But part of it may be due to corporate landlords colluding with one another, according to Stoller.
—Byalena Botros, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
The debate has dredged up the contentious history of how Dutch police and security services colluded with German invaders by handing over lists of radical and left-leaning political opponents.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2024
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Ben Morse, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
Kim has increasingly lashed out at South Korea this year, accusing Seoul of colluding with Washington to seek the collapse of his regime, and has pushed for a clear break with decades of policy engagement with the South, including the scrapping of unification as a goal.
—Reuters, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2024
But part of it may be due to corporate landlords colluding with one another, according to Stoller.
—Byalena Botros, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
The debate has dredged up the contentious history of how Dutch police and security services colluded with German invaders by handing over lists of radical and left-leaning political opponents.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2024
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They are inspired by the real-life radical leader Robert Jay Mathews, played by Nicholas Hoult, and are plotting a war against the U.S. government.Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 1 Dec. 2024
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Soon, the two were plotting their second collaboration, which began with the major challenge of adapting the Beat Generation writer for the screen — a feat only undertaken a few times.Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Nov. 2024
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The new filing comes after Drake’s company Frozen Moments brought an action against UMG in New York on Monday, accusing the music giant of conspiring with third parties to illegally boost Lamar’s track on streaming services such as Spotify.Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2024
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The complaint alleged Blaire Fleming conspired with a player on Colorado State to influence the outcome of the game and have Fleming's teammate Brooke Slusser hit in the face with a ball during that game.Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
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The Duke of Sussex's narrative that his stepmother schemed to undermine him and Meghan while boosting herself has been explored by a hard-hitting new documentary in Britain.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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Instead, there’s an eventual pileup of scheming contrivances that require us to believe a character painted all along as sweetly uncomplicated was really harboring the deviousness of a criminal mastermind.Dennis Harvey, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Collude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collude. Accessed 10 Dec. 2024.
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