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
Lai is entering his fifth year in jail and is being tried for bogus allegations of colluding with foreigners to endanger national security and of conspiring with others to publish seditious materials.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2025
But such pledges run the dual risk of unenthusiastic lawyers who collude with their opponents or the stifling of the fundamental freedom of lawyers to choose their causes.
—The Editors, National Review, 7 Apr. 2025
In early March, the defendants were all found guilty in what has become a larger effort to expose and punish those who collude with Moscow.
—Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 20 Mar. 2025
The Justice Department, however, is also reportedly investigating whether major egg producers are colluding to increase prices while using the bird flu situation as a cover.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 18 Mar. 2025
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2025
But such pledges run the dual risk of unenthusiastic lawyers who collude with their opponents or the stifling of the fundamental freedom of lawyers to choose their causes.
—The Editors, National Review, 7 Apr. 2025
In early March, the defendants were all found guilty in what has become a larger effort to expose and punish those who collude with Moscow.
—Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 20 Mar. 2025
The Justice Department, however, is also reportedly investigating whether major egg producers are colluding to increase prices while using the bird flu situation as a cover.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collude
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Victoria Goodwin has accepted a plea deal for her involvement in plotting her estranged husband Aaron Goodwin’s murder.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Leaders assume everything is fine, not realizing that high performers are masters at appearing fine while already plotting their next move.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The police then conspired to fabricate evidence and lie under oath to protect their own, the defense alleged.—
Jean Casarez,
CNN Money,
25 Apr. 2025
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Read says Boston-area first responders conspired to frame her for the Keefe's death in January 2022, when the former police officer was found mortally wounded outside a Canton, Massachusetts, home.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Kiffin often schemed open the first read, and Dart operated almost entirely out of the shotgun.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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That is complicit with scheming orchestrated by politicized bureaucrats.—
Jack Fowler,
National Review,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Collude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collude. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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