as in conspiracy
a secret agreement or cooperation between two parties for an illegal or dishonest purpose
the two major auction houses acting in complicity to drive up the prices of art works
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Recent Examples of complicity
Their emotionally fraught complicity, complicated by the involvement of Damian (John Turturro), a former lover of both women, is amplified by the grim and fascinating legal complications that result.
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The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
American leaders, in seeking to justify their complicity in this carnage, have hammered a few more nails into democracy’s coffin.
—Karen Parker Lears, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Court records show Tucker was indicted in 2018 on counts of complicity to commit arson and insurance fraud, but was ultimately acquitted of those charges at trial.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 30 Dec. 2024
As an American citizen my obligations force an undeniable complicity.
—News Desk, Artforum, 26 Dec. 2024
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The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
American leaders, in seeking to justify their complicity in this carnage, have hammered a few more nails into democracy’s coffin.
—Karen Parker Lears, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Court records show Tucker was indicted in 2018 on counts of complicity to commit arson and insurance fraud, but was ultimately acquitted of those charges at trial.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 30 Dec. 2024
As an American citizen my obligations force an undeniable complicity.
—News Desk, Artforum, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for complicity
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Leaders of the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys extremist groups were convicted of seditious conspiracy for what prosecutors described as plots to use violence to stop the peaceful transfer of power from Trump, the Republican incumbent, to Biden.DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, arkansasonline.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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The Baldoni team is heightening a sense of conspiracy around the situation, during a period in which trust in mainstream organizations like the Times has eroded.Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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Known as the Twitter Files, these series of posts on the platform alleged collusion between disinformation researchers, Twitter employees and government agencies, to censor conservatives.Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025
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The companies allege that Goncalves, in collusion with the United Steelworkers, maneuvered to prevent any party other than Cleveland-Cliffs from acquiring U.S. Steel and to damage the Pittsburgh manufacturer’s ability to compete.Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Of course, this was done with the connivance of politicians.Vera Bergengruen/Buenos Aires, TIME, 23 May 2024
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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
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“Complicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complicity. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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