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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Recent Examples of collude
Lai, an outspoken critic of China’s ruling Communist Party who founded the now-defunct newspaper Apple Daily, was convicted in December of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and conspiring with others to publish seditious articles.
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ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Omeed Assefi, the acting assistant attorney general for the US Justice Department’s antitrust division, said Thursday that his team is thinking about how to balance a strong AI industry in the US with ensuring that companies aren’t colluding on key technology.
—Colin Campbell, semafor.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Tisza has stayed clear of international media, lest it be accused by Fidesz of colluding with foreign agents.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
In 2024, a California jury found the NFL illegally colluded with DirecTV to increase prices for Sunday Ticket subscribers and awarded $14 billion in damages.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Omeed Assefi, the acting assistant attorney general for the US Justice Department’s antitrust division, said Thursday that his team is thinking about how to balance a strong AI industry in the US with ensuring that companies aren’t colluding on key technology.
—Colin Campbell, semafor.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Tisza has stayed clear of international media, lest it be accused by Fidesz of colluding with foreign agents.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
In 2024, a California jury found the NFL illegally colluded with DirecTV to increase prices for Sunday Ticket subscribers and awarded $14 billion in damages.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collude
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In Albany, Jeffries was part of a group of young Black and Latino lawmakers from New York City who played pickup basketball together and plotted legislative strategy over beers at a Bonefish Grill.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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But soon the 50-year-old character actor will be joining the DCU and plotting to conquer and collect the world as Brainiac, the villain of James Gunn’s Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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Now, he's pardoned all of these people, despite the fact that they were convicted of violently assaulting police officers, conspiring to overthrow the government of the United States in seditious conspiracy, and so on.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 May 2026
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He was expected to appear in a New York federal courtroom on Friday on six terrorism charges, including six terrorism charges in New York, including conspiring to provide material support to terrorist groups.—
Louis Casiano , Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Fans are already scheming how this might happen — whether Kahan releases a deluxe version of The Great Divide and Bridgers appears, or something else entirely.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
9 May 2026
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One word came up repeatedly in a federal courtroom in Kansas City, Kansas, on Wednesday as the government laid out its case in the racketeering conspiracy trial of former Boilermakers executives accused of scheming to steal $20 million in union funds.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
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“Collude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collude. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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