collusive

Definition of collusivenext

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for collusive
Adjective
  • What unifies these thinkers is a totalizing and conspiratorial conception of modern liberal politics.
    Laura K. Field, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Each spot feels conspiratorial, indulgent, and timeless.
    Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Treasury also sanctioned associates, companies and vessels allegedly involved in a network used by Maduro’s former oil minister, Tareck El Aissami, to evade sanctions and resell Venezuelan crude through clandestine channels.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Earlier this month, state officials reported dismantling a clandestine drug laboratory located south of Ensenada, marking the ninth such laboratory shut down by authorities in the span of a year.
    Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The historic Vietnamese revolutionary Ho Chi Minh is said to have used the hotel as a covert meeting spot during the First Indochina War.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 14 Feb. 2026
  • What else is going on A Southern California man was sentenced to four years in prison for acting as a covert Chinese agent while helping elect an Arcadia City Council member.
    James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • None was required for that surreptitious exchange– two dollars for a warm burrito neatly wrapped.
    Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
  • That surreptitious tally of deaths recorded by hospitals stood at 30,304 as of Friday, according to Dr. Amir Parasta, a German-Iranian eye surgeon who prepared a report of the data.
    Kay Armin Serjoie, Time, 25 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Bennett left Monday’s loss to the Sabres with an injury, Lundell had missed two games with an upper-body injury and Marchand had missed two games with an undisclosed injury.
    Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The partnership comes as enGEN3 joins the GK Labs ecosystem as one of its inaugural flagship projects, with GK Labs making an undisclosed seed investment into enGEN3’s current funding round.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Collusive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collusive. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.

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