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
And what was the NFL’s punishment for these collusion findings?
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Omar Kelly
july 14, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
Commissioned as opposition research during the presidential election, the dossier contains allegations about Trump's ties to Russia, including claims of collusion between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin, as well as salacious and compromising personal material.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
What the law prohibits is collusion when competitors (in this case, schools and conferences) agree to suppress what athletes can earn.
—Diana Moss, Boston Herald, 28 July 2025
Some Senators are standing by the Senate Intelligence Committee’s 2020 findings of Russian collusion in the 2016 election.
—Annabella Rosciglione, The Washington Examiner, 27 July 2025
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Omar Kelly
july 14, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
Commissioned as opposition research during the presidential election, the dossier contains allegations about Trump's ties to Russia, including claims of collusion between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin, as well as salacious and compromising personal material.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
What the law prohibits is collusion when competitors (in this case, schools and conferences) agree to suppress what athletes can earn.
—Diana Moss, Boston Herald, 28 July 2025
Some Senators are standing by the Senate Intelligence Committee’s 2020 findings of Russian collusion in the 2016 election.
—Annabella Rosciglione, The Washington Examiner, 27 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collusion
Noun
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Sanders is also charged with being an accessory after the fact, while Powell is charged with possession of schedule six drugs and criminal conspiracy, Goodman said.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
4 Aug. 2025
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Burkman and Wohl, both of Virginia, pleaded no contest to intimidating voters, conspiracy to violate election law, using a computer to violate election law and using a computer in a criminal conspiracy, Nessel's office announced.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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There was never, however, any evidence of Trump complicity in this interference.—
The Editors,
National Review,
24 July 2025
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Durov was also charged with complicity in drug trafficking and distribution of child pornography.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
21 July 2025
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“Collusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collusion. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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