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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An independent investigation found that NFL owners and management colluded to ensure that nobody followed Watson during the offseason Lamar Jackson, a two-time MVP, because a free agent in 2023, and nobody but the Ravens bid on his services.
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Omar Kelly
july 14, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
In 2024, the Biden administration also sued the company, accusing its algorithm of enabling landlords to collude on pricing and suppress competition, according to reporting by Marketplace.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2025
Two lawsuits filed in April accuse hundreds of insurers of colluding to drop policyholders and force them onto the plan, which offers limited policies that typically cost more.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
If so, anything goes California’s war on cars is really just a war on free people
When politicians and developers collude, no one’s property is safe
Many driving-by us on Topanga Canyon honked their horns and flashed thumbs up in support.
—Doug McIntyre, Oc Register, 22 June 2025
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Omar Kelly
july 14, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
In 2024, the Biden administration also sued the company, accusing its algorithm of enabling landlords to collude on pricing and suppress competition, according to reporting by Marketplace.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2025
Two lawsuits filed in April accuse hundreds of insurers of colluding to drop policyholders and force them onto the plan, which offers limited policies that typically cost more.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
If so, anything goes California’s war on cars is really just a war on free people
When politicians and developers collude, no one’s property is safe
Many driving-by us on Topanga Canyon honked their horns and flashed thumbs up in support.
—Doug McIntyre, Oc Register, 22 June 2025
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Its director, and franchise mastermind, Rian Johnson has proven himself a master of the whodunnit form with these films, showing a knack for Agatha Christie puzzle-plotting that, well, the actual adapters of Christie haven’t shown in recent years.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
8 Sep. 2025
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Unlike navigating on a flat map using Euclidean geometry, aeronautical navigation requires solving complex problems by calculating position and plotting courses on a model of the Earth as an ellipsoid, or a sphere.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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In Greenberg’s novel, Cherry and Hero are already secret lovers who conspire to thwart the menfolk’s machinations.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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Having rolled out the red carpet in Alaska, Trump on Wednesday accused Putin of conspiring with China and North Korea after the three countries' leaders staged a show of unity in Beijing at a lavish commemoration of the end of World War Two.—
John Irish,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Jones’ limitations aren’t going away, but his can be schemed around, which was less the case with Richardson.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Watch Saturday Night on Netflix Set It Up Two assistants scheme to set up their respective demanding bosses to get them off their backs.—
James Mercadante,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Collude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collude. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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