as in conspiracy
a secret agreement or cooperation between two parties for an illegal or dishonest purpose
there was collusion between the two companies to fix prices
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Recent Examples of collusion
By analyzing unstructured data from communications, such as emails and chat messages, these systems can identify potential misconduct or collusion that might not be apparent through traditional data analysis.
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Craig Costigan, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
And when careful collaboration devolved into mere collusion, the concert narrative became a fairy tale.
—Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
In 2020, Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law on Hong Kong, introducing the maximum sentence of life imprisonment for four main crimes of secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
There's also a high level of collusion among these actors.
—Nick Rieniets, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Craig Costigan, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
And when careful collaboration devolved into mere collusion, the concert narrative became a fairy tale.
—Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
In 2020, Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law on Hong Kong, introducing the maximum sentence of life imprisonment for four main crimes of secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
There's also a high level of collusion among these actors.
—Nick Rieniets, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collusion
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Another alleged the fight was a conspiracy between Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, to gain footing by leveraging the pop star's high-profile.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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Bongino updated Fox News host Sean Hannity on the investigation into the Epstein file as conspiracies continue to float that he was murdered in prison.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
5 June 2025
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Eight out of the ten defendants were found guilty of charges ranging from direct involvement to complicity in the crime, though their sentences were mostly suspended for time served.—
M. J. Corey,
New Yorker,
24 May 2025
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Demonstrations, sit-ins, and university divestment campaigns targeted America’s complicity.—
Time,
Time,
22 May 2025
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“Collusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collusion. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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