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
Did insurers collude to force homeowners onto state insurance plan?
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
García Luna was convicted in 2023 in U.S. district court of colluding with the Sinaloa mob and receiving millions of dollars in graft.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
Get it? Without getting into the constitutional lines Yellen was arguably crossing, it will just be said that Yellen erred in colluding with other nations to raise taxes not just on individuals in the U.S., but individuals around the world.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
The investigation is seeking to determine whether the group illegally colluded with advertisers.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 23 May 2025
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
García Luna was convicted in 2023 in U.S. district court of colluding with the Sinaloa mob and receiving millions of dollars in graft.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
Get it? Without getting into the constitutional lines Yellen was arguably crossing, it will just be said that Yellen erred in colluding with other nations to raise taxes not just on individuals in the U.S., but individuals around the world.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
The investigation is seeking to determine whether the group illegally colluded with advertisers.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 23 May 2025
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These tariff rates range between 25% and 50%, with the highest tariff reserved for Brazil, where Trump has objected to the prosecution of the country’s former, right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro for allegedly plotting a coup.—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
14 July 2025
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At the behest of Cook, the group was beginning to plot a show to save the beloved Shepherd’s Bush concert venue Bush Hall.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
12 July 2025
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The death of Daniel Park, the Washington state man accused of conspiring to bomb a fertility clinic in California, is being investigated as a suicide, according to Park's former defense attorney.—
Scott MacFarlane
July 6,
CBS News,
6 July 2025
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An indictment accuses Abrego Garcia of conspiring to bring immigrants into the United States illegally from various Central and South American countries.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
4 July 2025
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The Giants will need to scheme Lawrence to keep four hands off him.—
Geoffrey Knox,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 July 2025
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And the audience was eager to be swept away on another escapade with these stylish and scheming women.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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“Collude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collude. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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