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
At least three senior Mexican police officials who might have had access to the phone numbers shared by the DEA have since been charged in the United States with colluding with the traffickers.
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Tim Golden, ProPublica, 29 Apr. 2025
The bill’s sponsors — Denver Democratic Reps. Steven Woodrow and Javier Mabrey — said the measure was intended to ensure housing providers compete with each other to lower prices, rather than collude to keep rents higher.
—The Denver Post, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2025
The 206-page internal affairs report into how Plourde got the job concluded that several state employees colluded to hire her.
—Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2025
However, the Philippines holds a candle to the devil by currying favor and colluding with the U.S. and other outside countries to make provocations.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
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Tim Golden, ProPublica, 29 Apr. 2025
The bill’s sponsors — Denver Democratic Reps. Steven Woodrow and Javier Mabrey — said the measure was intended to ensure housing providers compete with each other to lower prices, rather than collude to keep rents higher.
—The Denver Post, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2025
The 206-page internal affairs report into how Plourde got the job concluded that several state employees colluded to hire her.
—Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2025
However, the Philippines holds a candle to the devil by currying favor and colluding with the U.S. and other outside countries to make provocations.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collude
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Sitting around the long table in the Cabinet Room, Netanyahu reminded Trump that Iran had plotted to assassinate him, according to one of the officials who attended the meeting.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
19 June 2025
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The State of Connecticut on Wednesday dropped criminal contempt charges against Michelle Troconis, who’s already serving more than 14 years for helping plot the murder of her then-boyfriend’s estranged wife, Jennifer Farber Dulos.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
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The Justice Department indicted him in May on two counts of conspiring to smuggle and transport migrants from Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Ecuador into the U.S.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
25 June 2025
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The men were charged and later pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute narcotics, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2025
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The teacher becomes a hapless victim in what appear to be highly improbable situations, orchestrated by a cartoonishly scheming Ritsuko to frame Seichii.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
19 June 2025
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Its guilelessness is the complete opposite of the conniving, scheming, unscrupulousness that now dominates political discourse among the legacy media, politicians, and even America-last artists like Springsteen.—
Armond White,
National Review,
18 June 2025
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“Collude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collude. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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