collusive

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Adjective
  • Trump’s claim that investigations of him were conspiratorial deep-state operations was unpersuasive; there were, however, people within the executive branch who saw themselves as trying to stop him.
    Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Previous studies by the center showed that antisemitic attitudes are more strongly correlated with conspiratorial beliefs than any other factor.
    Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Given the clandestine nature of the process, the true number of fictitious sons who arrived during exclusion will never be known.
    Jane Hu, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Inspired by the Belle Époque era in 1900 Buenos Aires, the soaring space manages to feel clandestine with its dim lighting, lush floral displays, and bartenders in crisp white jackets.
    Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The Jacksonville Jaguars hired Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen as the eighth head coach in franchise history Friday, capping a covert operation that included owner Shad Khan moving on from general manager Trent Baalke and Coen reversing course with the Bucs.
    Mark Long, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
  • This isn’t a sly spy carrying out a covert operation; this is a spy whose careful plans have been overtaken by events.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • However, when intentions are left surreptitious, fashion can be used as a political weapon.
    Chloe Iris Kennedy, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The center, which opened in 2022, is responsible for deciphering, and defeating, surreptitious efforts to rig or tilt the American vote.
    David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Domi, who missed eight games at one point with an undisclosed injury, has only 12 assists on the year, the same number as Chris Tanev.
    Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The sheik withdrew his bid for undisclosed reasons, and the Glazers and Ratcliffe pivoted to selling Ratcliffe a minority equity stake in United with the right to run the club’s day-to-day operations.
    Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Collusive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collusive. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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