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 Maricopa County Attorney's Office faced consequences for colluding with Phoenix police and lying about evidence to falsely accuse Black Lives Matter protesters of being in a gang.
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Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 26 Feb. 2026
The City of Milwaukee has filed a new lawsuit, which may become part of an ongoing federal class action lawsuit, accusing three fire truck manufacturers of colluding to drive up the price of firefighting equipment.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 26 Feb. 2026
With an attorney on the plaintiffs’ side of the lawsuit colluding with the city’s team, the city could settle the claims on favorable terms.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
The Brazilian au pair found guilty of colluding with Brendan Banfield to murder his wife and a stranger was sentenced to 10 years in prison in a Virginia court Friday.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
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Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 26 Feb. 2026
The City of Milwaukee has filed a new lawsuit, which may become part of an ongoing federal class action lawsuit, accusing three fire truck manufacturers of colluding to drive up the price of firefighting equipment.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 26 Feb. 2026
With an attorney on the plaintiffs’ side of the lawsuit colluding with the city’s team, the city could settle the claims on favorable terms.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
The Brazilian au pair found guilty of colluding with Brendan Banfield to murder his wife and a stranger was sentenced to 10 years in prison in a Virginia court Friday.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collude
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The very next day, Fluker’s fellow gang members, one of whom was in prison at the time, began to text each other to plot revenge, according to the criminal complaint.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Read retrieved Hunter and brought her back to Sacramento where the pair plotted the near-fatal attack.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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Thankfully, Lundy and two other leaders of the anti-ICE group were arrested by and charged with conspiring and interfering with the worshippers’ First Amendment rights to worship.—
Houston Keene,
Boston Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
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Seitz said the men had assaulted him, and that the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and deputies had violated his civil rights, inflicted emotional stress, defamed him and conspired to keep the matter quiet.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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From new coaches to cap space to scheme changes, here’s a look at some of the main topics of Detroit’s media sessions from the NFL combine.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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The action comes as a trial is approaching in a federal corruption case in which several former union executives — among them ousted International President Newton Jones — are charged with allegedly scheming to steal $20 million in union funds.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Collude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collude. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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