as in plotting
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 colluding
Tisza has stayed clear of international media, lest it be accused by Fidesz of colluding with foreign agents.
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Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
New York for All, a bill before the state Legislature to broadly prohibit local and state agencies from colluding with ICE in funneling people to detention and deportation, would be crucial for survivors, including immigrant survivors.
—Evangeline Chan, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
Melly was accused of colluding with co-defendant Cortlen Henry and fellow inmate Terrence Mathis to keep his ex-girlfriend from testifying in his double-murder case.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 26 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
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.
—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
Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
New York for All, a bill before the state Legislature to broadly prohibit local and state agencies from colluding with ICE in funneling people to detention and deportation, would be crucial for survivors, including immigrant survivors.
—Evangeline Chan, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
Melly was accused of colluding with co-defendant Cortlen Henry and fellow inmate Terrence Mathis to keep his ex-girlfriend from testifying in his double-murder case.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 26 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
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colluding
plotting
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Orbán also leaves behind a fiscal mess, which the analyst Dalibor Rohac suggests Orbán might be happy to abandon while plotting his comeback.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
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Writing the book was a delight, from research to character development to plotting to drafting.—
Lee Kelly,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Colluding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colluding. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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