as in conspiracy
a secret agreement or cooperation between two parties for an illegal or dishonest purpose
was able to sneak out at night with the connivance of a camp counselor
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Recent Examples of connivance
In addition, senior executives could be held personally liable when offences involve their consent, connivance or neglect.
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Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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
Of course, this was done with the connivance of politicians.
—Vera Bergengruen/buenos Aires, TIME, 23 May 2024
Michael Hiltzik: How the GOP — with Democratic Party connivance — has undermined a crucial effort to avert the next pandemic.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
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Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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
Of course, this was done with the connivance of politicians.
—Vera Bergengruen/buenos Aires, TIME, 23 May 2024
Michael Hiltzik: How the GOP — with Democratic Party connivance — has undermined a crucial effort to avert the next pandemic.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for connivance
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Their findings lead them to uncover a conspiracy, and, most intriguingly, reports of an unidentified flying object.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Feb. 2026
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Fifty-year-old Daniel Taylor, a professor of marketing and supply chain management at the university’s Rawls College of Business, faces a charge of conspiracy to distribute or possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to the statement.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Feb. 2026
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The Ocoee Massacre teaches us that democracy is fragile — and that silence is complicity.—
Debbie Deland,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Feb. 2026
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The complicity [with Imelda and Ferdinand Marcos] is happening, and then the rug is pulled out, and suddenly, what was a kind of a party turns into almost a rally.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2026
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In addition, Mexico’s criminal economy has steadily grown, often with the collusion of local officials.—
Mary Beth Sheridan,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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Kim is formally arrested over his alleged collusion with Yoon and others in imposing martial law.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Connivance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/connivance. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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