collusive

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collusive
Adjective
  • Lower-name conspiratorial Jew-haters sometimes find their way onto the nation's most popular podcasts.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Then if your tastes skew toward current events, there’s a conspiratorial bent to Ron’s quest that, in a worst-case scenario, could end up with the father of two on a government watch list.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Joint operations by the Civil Police and the Health Surveillance Agency have led to the closure of four clandestine factories and the arrest of 41 people, according to a statement by the government of São Paulo.
    Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Instead of being purely driven by a life-changing amount of money, Carrie has feelings for Richard, having carried on a clandestine affair with him before their murder plot.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Gallagher Trombley, the Digital Mom Media founder, worries that the helicopter parenting and the constant surveillance of our children, covert or otherwise, might have harmed an entire generation.
    Don Riddell, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Those concerns have reportedly deepened tensions within the Pentagon over the military’s expanding role in supporting covert geopolitical objectives without clear congressional authorization.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The notion of a man of Ballmer’s wealth — $153 billion; most in professional sports and top 10 on the planet — being able to procure and retain elite talent through surreptitious ways is the worst nightmare for fans of the league’s other 29 teams.
    Sam Amick, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • When one fan posted a surreptitious photo of Sudeikis and Hunt hanging out at a bar, commenters warned them to not share the location.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Hank and John sold it for an undisclosed amount in 2018 to Viacom (which later merged with Paramount).
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
  • In April 2023, Oprah Winfrey invested an undisclosed sum in Sturm’s business.
    Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Collusive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collusive. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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