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noun

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as in connivance

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verb

present participle of connive
1
as in winking
to secretly sympathize with or pretend ignorance of something improper or unlawful the principal connived at all the school absences that were recorded on the day of the city's celebration of its Super Bowl victory

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2
as in plotting
to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends suspects that his coworkers are conniving to get him fired

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  1. connivance
  2. winking
  3. collusion
  4. ignoring
  5. scheming
  6. complicity
  7. strategy
  8. ground plan
Noun
  • Of course, this was done with the connivance of politicians.
    Vera Bergengruen/Buenos Aires, TIME, 23 May 2024
  • Michael Hiltzik: How the GOP — with Democratic Party connivance — has undermined a crucial effort to avert the next pandemic.
    Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
Definition of connivance
Verb
  • Another technique is using Hall’s narration for all the little internal monologue bits, the little winking one-liners that Dexter never says out loud.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • That extends beyond winking recommendations, down to nuts-and-bolts prep and bringing his full self to each and every day.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of winking
Noun
  • And the best among them take steps to avoid conflict of interest or the appearance of collusion and favoritism.
    Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
  • He has been charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit foreign collusion and one count of publishing seditious material.
    Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of collusion
Verb
  • But should investors really be ignoring small caps in 2025?
    Bret Kenwell, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • See video … WATCH RAYMOND ARROYO – Biden rewarded murderers while ignoring the innocent and their families.
    Fox News, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of ignoring
Verb
  • But the biggest threats come from billionaire corporate land developers and scheming local government officials, eager to get their greedy hands on all that gorgeous acreage to build casinos, resort hotels, golf courses, and the like.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In two different filings in New York and Texas last month, Drake accused UMG – which distributes music for both Drake and Lamar – of scheming to popularize Lamar's diss track, which in turn allegedly harmed Drake and his businesses.
    KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of scheming
Noun
  • As an American citizen my obligations force an undeniable complicity.
    News Desk, Artforum, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Also, the public prosecutor dropped the charge of complicity in favor of a lower charge of association with a terrorist enterprise against the two young men accused of providing the logistical support to the killer.
    Tom Nouvian and Samuel Petrequin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of complicity
Noun
  • Although the instant gratification of performance marketing is tempting, neglecting your brand is a shortsighted strategy.
    Ira Belsky, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Reeves’ The Batman was the first fire-breathing theatrical release for Warner Bros. post Covid after implementing a day-and-date release strategy on Max; the movie making $369.3M domestic, $772M WW.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of strategy
Noun
  • In this original usage, it was associated with concepts like designs, ground plans, and sketches—flat forms to be realized as physical structures.
    Leo Kim, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The possible dichotomy between ground plan and volumetric form has never been more apparent to me.
    Martin Filler, The New York Review of Books, 22 May 2023
Definition of ground plan
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