Thesaurus results for COLLUDE

collude

verb

kə-ˈlüd

Definition of collude

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 Nitta said the Emergence experiment is the first to shed light on how AI agents collude to bypass guardrails and break confinement, as OpenAI has yet to release all of its findings from the Hugging Face incident. — Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026 His allusion was to the murder of President Diem of South Vietnam, in which some felt the United States had colluded. — Robert Stone, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026 Sankey also argues that the SEC was acting on its own and not attempting to collude with NCAA to stop Kiffin from bringing in ex-pros. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 In October 2017, Kaepernick filed a grievance against the NFL under the terms of the league’s and players’ collective bargaining agreement, alleging that owners were colluding against signing him due to his protest. — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for collude

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But a few months later, at her 18-month appointment, the standard graph that plotted a child’s weight against their age showed her weight slipping off the curve.

— Raj Panjabi, Time, 13 Oct. 2026
With some hits in the bank and an overall deal with Amazon MGM, Wallace and her team can now take the time to plot what comes next.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of plot

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Williams had allegedly conspired with three other individuals to fake his own abduction alongside hers, according to local reports of the incident.

— Breaking News, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
Lemon was charged with conspiring to interfere with religious rights and violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of conspire

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That point is proved time and again, as editors scheme against each other, belittle each other’s literary taste and throw Batter under the bus whenever an opportunity arises.

— Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
However, as Pamela Colloff reveals in her taut and engrossing investigation, a scheming jailhouse snitch’s testimony was largely responsible for putting Dailey on death row for decades.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

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