connived

past tense of connive
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as in winked
to secretly sympathize with or pretend ignorance of something improper or unlawful the principal connived at all the school absences that were recorded on the day of the city's celebration of its Super Bowl victory

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Verb
  • The last ember of Rope A winked out.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • With both drugs, the alignment of brain waves shifted in similar ways as the animals’ consciousness waned and then winked out.
    Big Think, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
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  • To avoid this scenario, Makadia's team plotted the best spots on an asteroid's surface to avoid the keyhole.
    Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • For one, Leonard signed a max contract—unlike with Smith and the Timberwolves, there’s no claim Leonard and the Clippers plotted a scheme where he’d be paid less in the short term in exchange for being paid more later.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • The evening was slightly chaotic and quickly unsynchronized as the first dinner group, which included Sunisa Lee, Fabolous and more, ignored initial invitations to sit in lieu of sunset views of the East River from the 63rd floor balcony.
    Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Mendoza ignored what her contract said.
    ProPublica, ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
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  • If the Clippers schemed with Aspiration to pay Leonard, then the NBA would issue severe punishments.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Jones’ limitations aren’t going away, but his can be schemed around, which was less the case with Richardson.
    Mike Sando, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Connived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/connived. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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