as in plotted
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 colluded
To defeat the threat of a surging left, businessmen and nationalists colluded to countenance domestic culture wars, xenophobic nationalism, the erosion of constitutional norms, and outright violence, ultimately naming Hitler, a vulgar racist, as national executive.
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Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
The complaint goes on to allege that during the tenure of Viktor Yanukovych, senior officials of the National Bank of Ukraine colluded in the theft of funds from Ukraine.
—Olena Loginova, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
According to the movie, closely adapted by Roman Polanski from a 1967 novel by Ira Levin, Guy has colluded with the neighbors to have Rosemary raped and impregnated by Satan.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
In October that same year, Kaepernick sued the NFL, alleging that owners had colluded to keep him out of the league.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
Officials don't believe Zinn colluded with the shooter, police said.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Authorities do not believe Zinn actually colluded the with the shooter.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Zeta Tijuana, an investigative magazine, reported in 2023 that Huerta’s Arellano Félix cell had colluded with corrupt Tijuana police officers to steal a massive drug shipment from a rival Sinaloa faction — an episode that prompted cartel hitmen to hunt down and kill the dirty cops.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colluded
plotted
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Investigators determined that Melton and the younger Austin plotted to kill the 55-year-old victim and took the pair into custody six days later.—
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The majority of the revolts date back to well before Joseph Cinqué’s carefully plotted rebellion on the Amistad in 1839, the most famous of them and one of a small number that succeeded in securing freedom for those aboard.—
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“Colluded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colluded. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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