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
Trump himself fueled much of the speculation and, in May 2017, abruptly fired the FBI director, James Comey, who was leading an investigation into the possible collusion.
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Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2026
To make matters worse, in June, podcaster Pablo Torre disclosed the contents of an arbitration ruling stemming from a 2022 NFLPA collusion lawsuit that had been kept secret from the players and public.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 17 Mar. 2026
This was during the collusion era, when owners tried to suppress salaries by not offering free agents their market value.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
In the case of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster, spurred by a major earthquake and tsunami, court rulings later blamed a culture of collusion between Japan’s government and power company operating the plant.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
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Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2026
To make matters worse, in June, podcaster Pablo Torre disclosed the contents of an arbitration ruling stemming from a 2022 NFLPA collusion lawsuit that had been kept secret from the players and public.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 17 Mar. 2026
This was during the collusion era, when owners tried to suppress salaries by not offering free agents their market value.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
In the case of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster, spurred by a major earthquake and tsunami, court rulings later blamed a culture of collusion between Japan’s government and power company operating the plant.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collusion
Noun
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Bambaataa denied the allegations in a statement that invoked a sense of conspiracy, and suggested that the accusers were agents intent on tarnishing his reputation.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Each are ordered to pay more than $1 million in restitution for their role in the conspiracy, federal officials said.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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Garcia joined our conversation with Parke in perfect Spanish, and the rapport and complicity between the two is evident.—
Darío Gael Blanco,
Vanity Fair,
25 Apr. 2026
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The crimes of Jedwabne, rupturing historical narratives that centered solely on the victimhood and heroism of Poles under the Nazis, became a symbol of Polish complicity in the Holocaust.—
Shira Li Bartov,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Collusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collusion. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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