collusive

Definition of collusivenext

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Recent Examples of collusive The nine-month investigation documented a decade-long legal drama involving shell companies, trusts, allegedly collusive lawsuits and bankruptcy petitions. Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collusive
Adjective
  • Ings attacks every scene with a conspiratorial glint, the kind of presence who makes the camera feel lucky to have caught him.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 May 2026
  • Other conspiratorial posts from right-wing accounts explained their skepticism of Allen by pointing to past frustrations with the government’s failure to release information about Butler, the Epstein files, or details about Charlie Kirk’s killing.
    Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
Adjective
  • Some may be announced publicly; others may happen in more clandestine ways.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 10 June 2026
  • But clandestine flows aren’t the biggest factor behind the market calm.
    Matt Egan, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
Adjective
  • In mid-January, as Iran crushed wide-scale protests with the mass killing of demonstrators, Israel prepared a covert mission along the Azerbaijan-Iran border, two of the sources familiar with the plans told CNN.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 5 June 2026
  • The facility's revelation came less than two years after North Korea unveiled another covert uranium-enrichment plant in September 2024, in its first public disclosure of such a facility since showing one at the country's main Yongbyon nuclear complex to visiting American scholars in 2010.
    CBS News, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Adjective
  • TiVo is often chastised for being surreptitious about its data collection practices and its failure to provide a clear privacy policy.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
  • The upside of the bar's surreptitious locale is sometimes not having to share it with a soul; the downside is the potential lack of a pool partner, so bring your own.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The lawsuit, filed on behalf of the daughter, ended in multiple undisclosed settlements.
    Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2026
  • The center, at an undisclosed location, also serves as a reunification spot for children and their guardians.
    Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 4 June 2026

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“Collusive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collusive. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.

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