collude
verb (used without object)
to act together through a secret understanding, especially with evil or harmful intent.
was colluding
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past progressiveof collude.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Federal officers later requested access to her phone in an attempt to prove she was colluding with another citizen arrested that day, who was charged with assault.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2025
Then he sued the government, saying it was colluding with Mr. Bacon to force him off the island.
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2020
But Mr. Song was already beginning to believe that nearly every corner of the American criminal justice system — from the police to the medical examiner — was colluding to hide the truth.
From New York Times ● Oct. 11, 2018
Bankruptcy Judge Karen Jennemann immediately questioned whether Eagan Avenatti was colluding with Tobin on a bad-faith bankruptcy aimed at stalling the arbitration — or “just got plain lucky.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2018
The lawsuit alleges that the stalking was the work of a then-friend, Edward Feinstein, who was also telling detectives that DaLuise was colluding with him to make it look like Suarez was targeting her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2015
