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as in to plot
to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends
conspired to replace the leader with someone more easily influenced
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as in to cooperate
to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end
foul weather and airline foul-ups seemed to be conspiring to ruin our vacation
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Recent Examples of conspire
Dryden entered a guilty plea in federal court earlier this year on charges of conspiring to create and distribute animal crush videos.
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Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Here is someone who has had industry powers conspiring against him.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
For once, the bulk of the anger was directed not at Fosun — the investment group and majority shareholder – and the Molineux hierarchy who have conspired to deal Pereira a difficult hand, but at the head coach himself and his players.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
The prosecution alleged that Combs had conspired with others to commit racketeering.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
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Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Here is someone who has had industry powers conspiring against him.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
For once, the bulk of the anger was directed not at Fosun — the investment group and majority shareholder – and the Molineux hierarchy who have conspired to deal Pereira a difficult hand, but at the head coach himself and his players.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
The prosecution alleged that Combs had conspired with others to commit racketeering.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspire
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The Shiz University roommates initially clash before forming a friendship, which is tested at the end of the first movie when the Wizard of Oz (Jeff Goldblum), who secretly plots to silence the talking animals of Oz, comes between them.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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Casanovas and Benlloch are plotting a continued, healthy expansion.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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The driver, a person in their 90s, stopped at the scene and cooperated with the investigation, according to police.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Every school in the district cooperated.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
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In Return From the Ashes (1965), Eggar schemed to murder her stepmother (Ingrid Thulin), a concentration camp survivor.—
Chris Koseluk,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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Dissecting film and scheming up plays went from duty to obsession.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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With Bleachers, he’s collaborated with heroes like Bruce Springsteen while turning his band into a live juggernaut.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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The 28-year-old wunderkind has already garnered numerous Grammy, Golden Globe, and Academy Award wins, and frequently collaborates with another renowned performer, his sister Billie Eilish.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2025
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Republicans are using the conferences and additional press calls to show that their party is united, having centrist lawmakers speak one day and then more conservative fiscal hawks the next.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Oct. 2025
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In a world intent on dividing us into factions, political discourse threatens to disrupt workplace culture at a time when companies must unite around change and growth strategies in the AI era.—
Jason Del Rey,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Conspire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspire. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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