as in connivance
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1
as in winking
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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as in plotting
to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends
suspects that his coworkers are conniving to get him fired
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Noun
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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 -
Of course, this was done with the connivance of politicians.—
Vera Bergengruen/Buenos Aires,
TIME,
23 May 2024
Verb
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Beneath us is a shimmering expanse of untouched snow like powdered sugar, winking in the spring sun; the odd shadow; the frozen Fedaia Lake far below.—
Toby Skinner,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Dec. 2024
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Another technique is using Hall’s narration for all the little internal monologue bits, the little winking one-liners that Dexter never says out loud.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
22 Dec. 2024
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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
Verb
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FedEx — The stock gained more than 1% after Jefferies upgraded FedEx to buy from hold, saying investors are ignoring the cost-cutting efforts at the packing and shipping company that will continue to drive earnings growth regardless of the macroeconomic challenges.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2025
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Yet there’s no ignoring the fact that the Rockies would’ve loved to have Brito penciled in as their second baseman this year.—
Daniel R. Epstein,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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But the biggest threats come from billionaire corporate land developers and scheming local government officials, eager to get their greedy hands on all that gorgeous acreage to build casinos, resort hotels, golf courses, and the like.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
24 Dec. 2024
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In two different filings in New York and Texas last month, Drake accused UMG – which distributes music for both Drake and Lamar – of scheming to popularize Lamar's diss track, which in turn allegedly harmed Drake and his businesses.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA TODAY,
21 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Their silence and complicity in the face of a devastating constitutional crisis speak volumes, and their inaction will be remembered.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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Dinges has written widely on Washington’s complicity in the murderous activities of South American military juntas in the 1970s.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Each issue is filled with breaking news, deep insights, and exclusive strategies for becoming a better traveler.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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In actuality, the second incarnation of the Klan remained influential, but Klan denial was a common propaganda strategy.—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2025
Noun
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In this original usage, it was associated with concepts like designs, ground plans, and sketches—flat forms to be realized as physical structures.—
Leo Kim,
WIRED,
5 Sep. 2023
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The possible dichotomy between ground plan and volumetric form has never been more apparent to me.—
Martin Filler,
The New York Review of Books,
22 May 2023
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“Conniving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conniving. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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