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collude

[kuh-lood] / kəˈlud /
VERB
conspire
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Herzog cites professional wrestling as an example of a spectacle in which the audience members and performers collude in a narrative that is patently false, yet has all the elements of legitimate competition.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss the lawsuit against RealPage, a software company the DOJ says helps landlords collude to keep rents too damn high.

From Slate • Aug. 31, 2024

Her male partner will collude with a male doctor behind her back.

From New York Times • Feb. 29, 2024

Keeping Mr Dos Santos away from Ms Williams, who was standing a short distance away, meant they could not "collude" and it "sanitised the situation and keeps it truthful", according to PC Clapham.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2023

Christmas Under the mining operations of the moon, continental drifts of cloud collude and a pelican scaffolds the air.

From Unmanned by Oliver, Stephen




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