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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With the platform still at war with advertisers who Musk claims colluded to boycott his platform, further reduction to revenue potential will be unwelcome.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2024
Rival leaders can also tacitly collude with each other to avoid war.
—Erik Lin-Greenberg, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2024
The former spymaster, once an aspirant for the position of army chief, has been accused of colluding with Mr. Khan to destabilize the tenure of Gen. Asim Munir, the current head of the Pakistan Army, and of helping to orchestrate the riots of May 9, 2023.
—Hasan Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2024
Rental Costs: Harris would also expand a tax credit for housing developers who build affordable housing rental units, and is calling on Congress to pass legislation that would stop predatory investors who buy up rental homes and collude with each other to raise rental prices.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2024
Rival leaders can also tacitly collude with each other to avoid war.
—Erik Lin-Greenberg, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2024
The former spymaster, once an aspirant for the position of army chief, has been accused of colluding with Mr. Khan to destabilize the tenure of Gen. Asim Munir, the current head of the Pakistan Army, and of helping to orchestrate the riots of May 9, 2023.
—Hasan Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2024
Rental Costs: Harris would also expand a tax credit for housing developers who build affordable housing rental units, and is calling on Congress to pass legislation that would stop predatory investors who buy up rental homes and collude with each other to raise rental prices.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
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The sense of right and wrong The Diplomat told us drives Wyler is less important to maintain than zigzag plotting leading the two women to a cliffhanger catfight.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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President-elect Trump, charged with plotting to overturn the last election, now establishing himself as a transformational political force, reshaping American politics in his own image.NBC News, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Law enforcement also claimed that EBK was conspiring with another gang, Loady Murder Mobb, to distribute drugs during their investigation.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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The most ardent warrior on the voter fraud front has been Paxton, who has repeatedly and without evidence alleged that Democrats are conspiring with Mexican drug cartels to illegally import voters.Saul Elbein, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
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The film focuses on the relationship between Stan’s Trump and his scheming lawyer Roy Cohn (played by Succession star Jeremy Strong).Eric Andersson, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Hal takes the information about the scheming Vice President to the President directly who…then apparently has a heart attack and dies on the spot.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Collude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collude. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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