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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
The Gods aren’t conspiring against FIFA entirely, though.
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Lori Vallow Daybell, who was convicted of murdering her two children and conspiring to kill the former wife of her husband, had an appeal filed on her behalf in Idaho, in which an attorney argued for a new trial and claimed she was deprived of her her Sixth and 14th amendment rights.
—Arkansas Online, 11 June 2025
She was accused of teaming up with her husband to accept the bribes — which included hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, gold bars and luxury cars — and conspiring to turn him into a foreign agent of Egypt.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 11 June 2025
In his motion, Brindley accused the U.S. Attorney’s Office of knowingly conspiring to use information protected by attorney-client privilege, including information procured from one of Kelly’s cellmates.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Lori Vallow Daybell, who was convicted of murdering her two children and conspiring to kill the former wife of her husband, had an appeal filed on her behalf in Idaho, in which an attorney argued for a new trial and claimed she was deprived of her her Sixth and 14th amendment rights.
—Arkansas Online, 11 June 2025
She was accused of teaming up with her husband to accept the bribes — which included hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, gold bars and luxury cars — and conspiring to turn him into a foreign agent of Egypt.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 11 June 2025
In his motion, Brindley accused the U.S. Attorney’s Office of knowingly conspiring to use information protected by attorney-client privilege, including information procured from one of Kelly’s cellmates.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
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Sitting around the long table in the Cabinet Room, Netanyahu reminded Trump that Iran had plotted to assassinate him, according to one of the officials who attended the meeting.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
19 June 2025
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The State of Connecticut on Wednesday dropped criminal contempt charges against Michelle Troconis, who’s already serving more than 14 years for helping plot the murder of her then-boyfriend’s estranged wife, Jennifer Farber Dulos.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
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Grossi said Iran is legally obligated to cooperate with the IAEA under the Non-Proliferation Treaty.—
Jon Gambrell,
Fortune,
26 June 2025
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Politically, since its founding in 1981, the NCRI has demonstrated, as the broadest and longest-lasting political coalition in Iranian history, its readiness to cooperate with all political groups and currents committed to democracy, human rights, secularism, and a republican form of governance.—
Beth Bailey,
FOXNews.com,
25 June 2025
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The teacher becomes a hapless victim in what appear to be highly improbable situations, orchestrated by a cartoonishly scheming Ritsuko to frame Seichii.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
19 June 2025
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The Veep alum first joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as scheming agent Valentina Allegra de Fontaine in The Falcon and Winter Soldier, and has since made splashy appearances in Black Widow, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and most recently, Thunderbolts*.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
18 June 2025
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Weekly analysis and insights from Asia’s largest economy in your inbox Subscribe now On Wednesday, Li urged global business leaders and senior government representatives to collaborate and avoid turning trade into a political or security issue.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
26 June 2025
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More Michael Tran/FilmMagic His experience echoes decades of collaborating on films like Jurassic Park, Avatar and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.—
Gabriel Snyder,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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This annual event unites nominees on Broadway to put on a show in just 10 days.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
23 June 2025
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The Next Earth unites two leading research initiatives–Antikythera’s Planetary Sapience and MIT Architecture’s Climate Work: Un/Worlding the Planet–and examines urgent questions about the future of our planet and the role of architecture within that future.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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“Conspire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspire. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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