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
This vision has been rendered impossible by Hamas's reign of terror and widespread Gazan civilian complicity.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Hamas has embedded itself deeply into Gazan society, and its atrocities are carried out with civilian complicity and civilian assistance.
—Todd L. Pittinsky, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2025
On Thursday, protests accusing Blinken of complicity in Israeli violence against Palestinian civilians interrupted his final appearance in the State Department press briefing room, and demonstrators have routinely gathered outside his home.
—Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Allegations of government complicity have persisted for decades, with civil rights leaders, investigative authors and Ray's attorneys citing the FBI, Memphis police, and Missouri State Penitentiary — from which Ray escaped a year before the killing — as potential conspirators.
—Marc Caputo, Axios, 15 Feb. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Hamas has embedded itself deeply into Gazan society, and its atrocities are carried out with civilian complicity and civilian assistance.
—Todd L. Pittinsky, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2025
On Thursday, protests accusing Blinken of complicity in Israeli violence against Palestinian civilians interrupted his final appearance in the State Department press briefing room, and demonstrators have routinely gathered outside his home.
—Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Allegations of government complicity have persisted for decades, with civil rights leaders, investigative authors and Ray's attorneys citing the FBI, Memphis police, and Missouri State Penitentiary — from which Ray escaped a year before the killing — as potential conspirators.
—Marc Caputo, Axios, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for complicity
Noun
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Victoria, 32, has been charged with solicitation to commit murder and conspiracy to commit murder.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2025
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Victoria, 32, was arrested March 6 on charges of solicitation to commit murder and conspiracy to commit murder, according to Clark County inmate records.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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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
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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
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The arrests were part of wide-ranging Establishment attacks on the new generation of pop stars in Britain at the time, done through connivance with informers and a hostile conservative media.—
Bill Wyman,
Vulture,
30 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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“Complicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complicity. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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