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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New York for All, a bill before the state Legislature to broadly prohibit local and state agencies from colluding with ICE in funneling people to detention and deportation, would be crucial for survivors, including immigrant survivors.
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Evangeline Chan, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
Orbán's campaign has been wracked by reports that his government colludes with Moscow, and tension has risen over government efforts to crack down on his political opponents.
—Catherine Belton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2026
Melly was accused of colluding with co-defendant Cortlen Henry and fellow inmate Terrence Mathis to keep his ex-girlfriend from testifying in his double-murder case.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
The lawsuit was one in a series of conservative grievances that Big Tech colluded with Democrats to stifle Republican views.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
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Evangeline Chan, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
Orbán's campaign has been wracked by reports that his government colludes with Moscow, and tension has risen over government efforts to crack down on his political opponents.
—Catherine Belton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2026
Melly was accused of colluding with co-defendant Cortlen Henry and fellow inmate Terrence Mathis to keep his ex-girlfriend from testifying in his double-murder case.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
The lawsuit was one in a series of conservative grievances that Big Tech colluded with Democrats to stifle Republican views.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
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But the show’s plotting and Niall’s exquisite complexity more than make up for Ruben’s relative flatness.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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Authorities allege on July 21, 1993, Solis and two co-conspirators plotted a robbery of Guerrero, a narcotics supplier, at his Bronx apartment.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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As teen-agers, the sisters conspired to get jobs in a cafeteria in nearby Pripyat.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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This comes after Gonzalez pleaded guilty in July 2024 to conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, and last October to possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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And did that excite you for the idea that June and Lydia could be scheming together?—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Apr. 2026
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In a court filing Tuesday, prosecutors said Fairley intends to plead guilty in the sports betting case and a separate case in which he and others are accused of scheming to obtain nonpublic information to bet on college basketball and Chinese Basketball Association games.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Collude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collude. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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