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
The lawsuit was one in a series of conservative grievances that Big Tech colluded with Democrats to stifle Republican views.
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Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
Mueller concluded that it could not be proved that Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2026
Allowing closed trials in criminal cases worries some observers, especially after Macao police last year detained former pro-democracy lawmaker Au Kam San on suspicion of colluding with outside forces in breach of the territory's national security law.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
In Harris’s view, Altman is similarly colluding with a war-mongering government.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 18 Mar. 2026
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Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
Mueller concluded that it could not be proved that Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2026
Allowing closed trials in criminal cases worries some observers, especially after Macao police last year detained former pro-democracy lawmaker Au Kam San on suspicion of colluding with outside forces in breach of the territory's national security law.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
In Harris’s view, Altman is similarly colluding with a war-mongering government.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collude
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He is occasionally rumored to plot a comeback, or a new wrestling venture with Saudi backing.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Authorities say the teen carefully plotted the shooting at his Barrow County high school, including allegedly leaving a notebook with handwritten instructions detailing the steps to prepare for the violence and a diagram of his classroom.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The correctional officer, Jesus Reyes, was charged with conspiring to sell drugs, possessing drugs for sale and transporting drugs across county lines.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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In November 2022, Northington conspired with two other Baltimore men — Devin Grimes, 27, and John Hyman, 21 — to commit armed robberies at at least one armed carjacking, according to court documents.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero can scheme up mix-and-match looks for the pair to work in concert together in a variety of different zone coverages.—
Mike Kaye
April 22,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Apr. 2026
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The show gestures at the classic targets of old-timey sexism, small-mindedness, and nativism—much of it embodied by Gasteyer’s scheming character—but only in the safest possible ways.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Collude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collude. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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