as in conspiracy
a secret agreement or cooperation between two parties for an illegal or dishonest purpose
there was collusion between the two companies to fix prices
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Into this old, unacknowledged fissure in their relationship steps Xavier, somewhat alien, somewhat imaginary, but in a manner that suggests all children are—all families a fragile collusion that can be undone by any member.
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Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
Most notably, the revelation of collusion to fix commissions by Sotheby’s and Christie’s in the late 1990s, which undermined both companies.
—Terry W. Hartle, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Mar. 2025
Its technology enables gaming businesses to detect collusion, for example, and supports fintechs and other credit providers when lending to customers for the first time.
—David Prosser, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Such conduct includes hard core collusion, mergers that reduce competitive vigor, and maintenance of monopolies through the inefficient exclusion or imposition of costs on competitors.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
Most notably, the revelation of collusion to fix commissions by Sotheby’s and Christie’s in the late 1990s, which undermined both companies.
—Terry W. Hartle, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Mar. 2025
Its technology enables gaming businesses to detect collusion, for example, and supports fintechs and other credit providers when lending to customers for the first time.
—David Prosser, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Such conduct includes hard core collusion, mergers that reduce competitive vigor, and maintenance of monopolies through the inefficient exclusion or imposition of costs on competitors.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for collusion
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“Collusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collusion. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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