as in to plot
to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends
accused of colluding to block the sale of the vacant land
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That's why liberal groups that purport to defend civil liberties against extremism and antisemitism not only support more internet censorship but also have colluded in it.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
By the time Lively actually filed a lawsuit against the Wayfarer Parties, the damage to the Wayfarer Parties was done by virtue of Lively’s months of colluding with the New York Times on a false and malicious narrative unshielded by any privilege.
—Tracy Wright, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2025
Drake sued Universal Music Group and Spotify, claiming the companies colluded to boost the song’s popularity.
—Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2025
Colleges permit student transfers so long as a school decides to admit a student and agrees to accept all or some of their credits–in other words, a transfer is an academic matter that each school decides on its own, rather than by colluding with other colleges on allowable rules.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Feb. 2025
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
By the time Lively actually filed a lawsuit against the Wayfarer Parties, the damage to the Wayfarer Parties was done by virtue of Lively’s months of colluding with the New York Times on a false and malicious narrative unshielded by any privilege.
—Tracy Wright, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2025
Drake sued Universal Music Group and Spotify, claiming the companies colluded to boost the song’s popularity.
—Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2025
Colleges permit student transfers so long as a school decides to admit a student and agrees to accept all or some of their credits–in other words, a transfer is an academic matter that each school decides on its own, rather than by colluding with other colleges on allowable rules.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collude
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Was only the first season really plotted out in any meaningful way?—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Black sharecroppers and tenant farmers were plotting an insurrection.—
Christmaelle Vernet & Kathy Roberts Forde / Made by History,
TIME,
28 Feb. 2025
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Editor’s picks Cooper denies conspiring with Peterson and tried to get the lawsuit dismissed on the grounds that she was shielded as a journalist.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2025
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But buried underneath? 175 WWII bombs 2 defendants also conspired to release a python into victim's home Authorities also said Glosser and Kinsey had plotted other tactics meant to target the adult victim.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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Trump pardoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who spent eight years in prison on multiple corruption charges, including scheming to sell a vacant Senate seat.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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Throughout the 26-day game, players will build shelter, survive with meager food and hunt their own, compete in exhausting challenges and be forced to scheme and backstab to vote out other players.—
Emily DeLetter,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Collude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collude. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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