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
The elder Kwek alleged Sherman colluded with some board members to wrest control by making changes to the board’s composition by appointing two new directors without proper vetting by the nomination committee.
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Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
While the rivalry between Iran and Turkey plays out in the region, there are accusations that the two countries collude in other ways such as permitting Iranian overflights that supply Hezbollah.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Talk with them and offer support without colluding or magnifying their discontent or disorientation.
—Tracy Brower, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Baldoni had amended his counterclaim suit against Blake Lively, which also names Reynolds, The New York Times, and others as defendants, and claims Lively and her PR team colluded with the publication to smear him.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
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Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
While the rivalry between Iran and Turkey plays out in the region, there are accusations that the two countries collude in other ways such as permitting Iranian overflights that supply Hezbollah.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Talk with them and offer support without colluding or magnifying their discontent or disorientation.
—Tracy Brower, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Baldoni had amended his counterclaim suit against Blake Lively, which also names Reynolds, The New York Times, and others as defendants, and claims Lively and her PR team colluded with the publication to smear him.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collude
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Less than a month into the job, Trump and the Japanese Prime Minister plotted their response to a North Korean missile launch in the open-air patio of Mar a Lago, photos of which ended up on Facebook.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
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During his trial at the Constitutional Court last month, Han denied plotting martial law with Yoon.—
Gawon Bae,
CNN,
24 Mar. 2025
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Prosecutors are accusing Vallow Daybell of conspiring with her late brother, Alex Cox, to murder her late husband, Charles Vallow, to benefit from a $1 million life insurance policy and marry another man, Chad Daybell, in 2019.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Prosecutors told jurors the brothers were lying and had conspired to kill their parents with shotguns purchased two days earlier in San Diego using false identification.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
11 Apr. 2025
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Robert Trebor, who portrayed the serial killer known as the Son of Sam in a CBS telefilm and the scheming merchant Salmoneus on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and its sister series, Xena: Warrior Princess, has died.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Apr. 2025
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Between the godmothers’ grief and a less-than-adequate police department, Lila will have to seek justice on her own terms and figure out which scheming godmother the vendetta was meant for.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Collude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collude. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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