colluded

past tense of collude

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of colluded 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
Verb
  • For one, Leonard signed a max contract—unlike with Smith and the Timberwolves, there’s no claim Leonard and the Clippers plotted a scheme where he’d be paid less in the short term in exchange for being paid more later.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • This was a far cry from a year ago, when Muchová and Osaka played each other in the second round and Muchová plotted Osaka’s movements around the court for her, opening up space, then using her touch to drop the ball into it.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Colluded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colluded. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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