as in conspiracy
a secret agreement or cooperation between two parties for an illegal or dishonest purpose
there was collusion between the two companies to fix prices
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Recent Examples of collusion
Even if a team became less willing to guarantee money, that, by itself, would not constitute collusion, since the team would be acting on its own.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In the United Kingdom, regulators warned that AI systems used in energy markets could unintentionally enable tacit collusion between suppliers.
—Gopinath Kathiresan, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Horror also has come at the hands of the West’s collusion and Arab governments’ indifference, which is no different from complicity.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
The machine has been brought directly to Toussaint at Downing Street by her ex-lover and stepson Matheo (Corey Mylchreest) as evidence of Saskia’s collusion against the government.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In the United Kingdom, regulators warned that AI systems used in energy markets could unintentionally enable tacit collusion between suppliers.
—Gopinath Kathiresan, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Horror also has come at the hands of the West’s collusion and Arab governments’ indifference, which is no different from complicity.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
The machine has been brought directly to Toussaint at Downing Street by her ex-lover and stepson Matheo (Corey Mylchreest) as evidence of Saskia’s collusion against the government.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collusion
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Police arrested Wimunc on suspicion of his wife's murder, charging him with first-degree murder, second-degree arson and conspiracy to commit second-degree arson.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
7 Nov. 2025
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From the off, Deza identifies any number of gaps and inconsistencies in the prosecution’s case against her client, and even evidence of a systemic conspiracy against her.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Allegations of state complicity were so severe that for years Modi was barred from entering the US.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Lowri Morgan, a working-class doctor, begins to question her complicity in this utopic world.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Collusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collusion. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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