as in conspiracy
a secret agreement or cooperation between two parties for an illegal or dishonest purpose
the two major auction houses acting in complicity to drive up the prices of art works
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Recent Examples of complicity
The 23-year-old woman was taken into custody along with Newman and charged with complicity to commit robbery.
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 21 Dec. 2025
Jeffrey was charged with complicity to commit robbery.
—Kate Reilly, NBC news, 21 Dec. 2025
The woman, identified as Katerina Jeffrey, was charged with complicity to commit robbery and having weapons under disability for possession of ammunition, FOX 8 reported.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025
Both revealed grave human rights abuses – torture, kidnapping, imprisonment and complicity in war crimes – and both were prosecuted rather than protected.
—Kate Kenny, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 21 Dec. 2025
Jeffrey was charged with complicity to commit robbery.
—Kate Reilly, NBC news, 21 Dec. 2025
The woman, identified as Katerina Jeffrey, was charged with complicity to commit robbery and having weapons under disability for possession of ammunition, FOX 8 reported.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025
Both revealed grave human rights abuses – torture, kidnapping, imprisonment and complicity in war crimes – and both were prosecuted rather than protected.
—Kate Kenny, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for complicity
Noun
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In the show, Lower, 40, plays Helly Riggs/Helena Eagan, who tries to uncover the company's web of conspiracies with her coworkers.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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In their charging documents, prosecutors allege Maduro, his wife and his son, Nicolás Maduro Guerra, engaged in a cocaine-trafficking conspiracy and partnered with cartels designated as terrorist groups.—
Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
11 Jan. 2026
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The center dismissed the reports as fabricated and misleading and said Soltani, who was arrested on January 8 during the height of the protests, had been charged with assembly and collusion against national internal security, as well as engaging in propaganda activities against the system.—
Tucker Reals,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Riddled with tantalizing intrigue, back street collusion and heroic acts in the face of danger, Gediman's podcast transports listeners to a time which has been left out of history books.—
Kirby Adams,
Louisville Courier Journal,
13 Jan. 2026
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But widespread disgust with the mayor’s mendacity and the connivance of eight City Council members is changing the political landscape.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Dec. 2025
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With the connivance of Congress, President Trump has been stealing congressional power about taxing, spending and the use of military force to punish his enemies at universities, to extort foreign governments and to kill people on the high seas with impunity.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Nov. 2025
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“Complicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complicity. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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