collusive

Definition of collusivenext

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Adjective
  • In an address focused on rising right-wing antisemitism and its spread among young people, Cruz recalled a pair of Turning Point USA events where students asked questions about Israel and made conspiratorial remarks about Judaism.
    Joseph Strauss, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
  • During our short 30-minute interview, Romero demonstrated a deeply conspiratorial disposition and a fixation on relatively inconsequential matters.
    Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The Pozo de Vargas is considered the largest clandestine mass grave of Argentina’s last dictatorship with the remains of 149 people recovered from the site.
    Débora Rey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The Pozo de Vargas is considered the largest clandestine mass grave of Argentina’s last dictatorship with the remains of 149 people recovered from the site.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Her covert affair with Davis became big news when a Chicago gossip columnist wrote a detailed account of their relationship in early 1958, including their plans to wed, despite their denials.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2026
  • While Iran is not known to have any interests in Uganda, it has been accused of covert operations in neighboring Kenya and Tanzania, including the running of smuggling networks and making controversial diplomatic and economic outreach with questionable motives throughout the region.
    Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Welcome to the era of surreptitious seafood, an industry gamble that overcoming Americans’ relative disinterest in the meat of the sea is all a matter of making fish look and taste less like, well, fish.
    J.m. Hirsch, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The filmmakers and inmates carried out this investigation in secret, through anonymous phone calls and surreptitious recordings, ultimately revealing systemic rot inside a sadistic prison system.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The robber made off with an undisclosed amount of money.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The agency said Thursday that the truck has been placed in an undisclosed, secure location and deferred to questions about the status of the plane to Air Canada, which didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comment.
    Philip Marcelo, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Collusive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collusive. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.

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