as in plotted
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 colluded
In October that same year, Kaepernick sued the NFL, alleging that owners had colluded to keep him out of the league.
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
Officials don't believe Zinn colluded with the shooter, police said.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Authorities do not believe Zinn actually colluded the with the shooter.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Zeta Tijuana, an investigative magazine, reported in 2023 that Huerta’s Arellano Félix cell had colluded with corrupt Tijuana police officers to steal a massive drug shipment from a rival Sinaloa faction — an episode that prompted cartel hitmen to hunt down and kill the dirty cops.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
Officials don't believe Zinn colluded with the shooter, police said.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Authorities do not believe Zinn actually colluded the with the shooter.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Zeta Tijuana, an investigative magazine, reported in 2023 that Huerta’s Arellano Félix cell had colluded with corrupt Tijuana police officers to steal a massive drug shipment from a rival Sinaloa faction — an episode that prompted cartel hitmen to hunt down and kill the dirty cops.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colluded
plotted
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But while the first four episodes were well-plotted and sure-footed — building up to episode five’s ambitious Alien remix — the final three have been relatively attenuated.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
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But as Newsom and his allies plotted how to respond to the Lone Star State, two Bay Area counties had already planned to hold off-cycle elections in November.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Colluded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colluded. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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