as in conspiracy
a secret agreement or cooperation between two parties for an illegal or dishonest purpose
was able to sneak out at night with the connivance of a camp counselor
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Recent Examples of connivance
In addition, senior executives could be held personally liable when offences involve their consent, connivance or neglect.
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Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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
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
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Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for connivance
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Taxstone, who pleaded guilty in September to conspiracy to possess contraband in prison, is scheduled to be sentenced April 29.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Ramirez is charged with first-degree robbery, sixth-degree larceny and sixth-degree conspiracy to commit larceny, according to Wethersfield police.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2026
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Investigators are examining suspicions of bribery involving a foreign public official and complicity which concerns former French diplomat Fabrice Aidan.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Grossman succeeds in interrogating the very gaze his film is built upon, yet never fully escapes it, leaving the documentary caught between critique and complicity.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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The report, originally produced under then-Chairman Devin Nunes, examined the intelligence community’s handling of Russian collusion claims.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Apr. 2026
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Trump himself fueled much of the speculation and, in May 2017, abruptly fired the FBI director, James Comey, who was leading an investigation into the possible collusion.—
Jonathan Lemire,
The Atlantic,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Connivance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/connivance. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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