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 deportation of Petrova would not only endanger her life but also signal a dangerous shift towards complicity in global repression.
Academic institutions, human rights organizations, and citizens must demand accountability and advocate for policies that reflect the nation’s core values.
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Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
This bizarre tale is made more disorienting because her parents were exceedingly naïve, to the point of complicity.
—Maya Salam, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
In the face of rising resistance and opposition, silence is complicity.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
The Treasury Department will use every tool at our disposal to make sure that Russian elites and the Kremlin's enablers are held accountable for their complicity in a war that has cost countless lives.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
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Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
This bizarre tale is made more disorienting because her parents were exceedingly naïve, to the point of complicity.
—Maya Salam, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
In the face of rising resistance and opposition, silence is complicity.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
The Treasury Department will use every tool at our disposal to make sure that Russian elites and the Kremlin's enablers are held accountable for their complicity in a war that has cost countless lives.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for complicity
Noun
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Russell Jones entered a no-contest plea to conspiracy to commit murder.—
Natalie Morales, Richard Fetzer,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2025
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He also is found guilty of first-degree arson and conspiracy to commit arson.—
Todd Pendleton,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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There's also a high level of collusion among these actors.—
Nick Rieniets,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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State Farm and other major insurers have been sued for alleged collusion.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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The arrests were part of wide-ranging Establishment attacks on the new generation of pop stars in Britain at the time, done through connivance with informers and a hostile conservative media.—
Bill Wyman,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2025
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Of course, this was done with the connivance of politicians.—
Vera Bergengruen/Buenos Aires,
TIME,
23 May 2024
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“Complicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complicity. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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