as in conspiracy
a secret agreement or cooperation between two parties for an illegal or dishonest purpose
the two major auction houses acting in complicity to drive up the prices of art works
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Recent Examples of complicity
Bucky’s situation invited us to talk about the relationship between intention and complicity in our moral judgments.
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James Calvin Davis, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
Emily Watson plays the manipulative mother superior who slips Bill an envelope of cash to buy his complicity.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2025
There was so much at play beyond just Israel versus Hamas, including U.S. support and complicity, Israel’s history of tension with neighboring countries, and more.
—The Learning Network, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Since World War II, the country has had a tricky time confronting the question of what to do about the complicity of those who came before.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
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James Calvin Davis, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
Emily Watson plays the manipulative mother superior who slips Bill an envelope of cash to buy his complicity.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2025
There was so much at play beyond just Israel versus Hamas, including U.S. support and complicity, Israel’s history of tension with neighboring countries, and more.
—The Learning Network, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Since World War II, the country has had a tricky time confronting the question of what to do about the complicity of those who came before.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for complicity
Noun
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Russell Jones entered a no-contest plea to conspiracy to commit murder.—
Natalie Morales, Richard Fetzer,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2025
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He also is found guilty of first-degree arson and conspiracy to commit arson.—
Todd Pendleton,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Congressional Republicans are also getting involved in campus politics, sending letters to eight Ivy League schools expressing concern about allegations of collusion to raise tuition prices.—
Jonathan Easley,
The Hill,
10 Apr. 2025
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Manafort’s subsequent plea of guilty for conspiracy to defraud the United States, and Trump’s later pardon, only threw more wood on the raging collusion fire.—
Garry Kasparov,
The Atlantic,
28 Feb. 2025
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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
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Of course, this was done with the connivance of politicians.—
Vera Bergengruen/Buenos Aires,
TIME,
23 May 2024
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“Complicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complicity. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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