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
And which corporations or corporate partnerships, which are such a huge part, of course, of the Fallout universe, may have been colluding and why?
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
According to the lawsuit, the former employee later admitted to colluding with a former Denny’s supervisor to divert the funds.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Antitrust laws are designed to prevent organizations and businesses from suppressing competition in their fields, either through working together (colluding) or through imposing prohibitive structures on participants in those fields.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Analysts say the Cartel de los Soles is not a singular organization, but instead refers to elements within the Venezuelan government accused of colluding with drug cartels.
—CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
Lai, one of the CCP’s most vocal critics, had pleaded not guilty to two charges of colluding with foreign forces under the national security law, as well as a charge of conspiracy to publish seditious materials.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2025
He was found guilty of two charges of colluding with foreign forces under the national security law, as well as a charge of conspiracy to publish seditious materials under legislation from Hong Kong’s time as a British colony.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 14 Dec. 2025
To prevent two of them from colluding to cook the results, each trustee holds a third of the cryptographic key material needed to decrypt results.
—ArsTechnica, 22 Nov. 2025
Moses Swaibu, a low-level English soccer player who was convicted, in 2015, of colluding with gamblers, scoffed at that idea, and told me that pro athletes can change the outcome of a play just by standing a foot out of position.
—Danny Funt, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
According to the lawsuit, the former employee later admitted to colluding with a former Denny’s supervisor to divert the funds.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Antitrust laws are designed to prevent organizations and businesses from suppressing competition in their fields, either through working together (colluding) or through imposing prohibitive structures on participants in those fields.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Analysts say the Cartel de los Soles is not a singular organization, but instead refers to elements within the Venezuelan government accused of colluding with drug cartels.
—CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
Lai, one of the CCP’s most vocal critics, had pleaded not guilty to two charges of colluding with foreign forces under the national security law, as well as a charge of conspiracy to publish seditious materials.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2025
He was found guilty of two charges of colluding with foreign forces under the national security law, as well as a charge of conspiracy to publish seditious materials under legislation from Hong Kong’s time as a British colony.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 14 Dec. 2025
To prevent two of them from colluding to cook the results, each trustee holds a third of the cryptographic key material needed to decrypt results.
—ArsTechnica, 22 Nov. 2025
Moses Swaibu, a low-level English soccer player who was convicted, in 2015, of colluding with gamblers, scoffed at that idea, and told me that pro athletes can change the outcome of a play just by standing a foot out of position.
—Danny Funt, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colluding
plotting
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Pine works swiftly to gather information on Roper's deal and even forms an alliance with his boss's girlfriend Jed (Elizabeth Debicki) who is plotting her own escape.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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But Izzy Johnston is plotting a way for her Warriors to rise above all those squads.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Colluding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colluding. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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