conspire
verb
con·spire
kən-ˈspī(-ə)r 
conspired; conspiring
1
a
: to join in a secret agreement to do an unlawful or wrongful act or an act which becomes unlawful as a result of the secret agreement
accused of conspiring to overthrow the government
conspired to monopolize and restrict trade
b
: scheme
2
: to act in harmony toward a common end
Circumstances conspired to defeat his efforts.
… the sun and the wind conspired to make splinters out of solid wood.—
B. J. Oliphant
B. J. OliphantExamples of conspire in a Sentence
conspired to replace the leader with someone more easily influenced
foul weather and airline foul-ups seemed to be conspiring to ruin our vacation
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The Justice Department indicted him in May on two counts of conspiring to smuggle and transport migrants from Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Ecuador into the U.S.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 25 June 2025
The men were charged and later pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute narcotics, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2025
As a matter of fact, the community conspired to hide the Barbaro family from out-of-town journalists.
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 25 June 2025
The men were charged and later pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute narcotics, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2025
As a matter of fact, the community conspired to hide the Barbaro family from out-of-town journalists.
—Sally Ventura
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Zervas was charged with conspiring to have the audit of her Medicaid overpayments cancelled.
—Janhavi Munde, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for conspire
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“Conspire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conspire. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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conspire
verb
con·spire
kən-ˈspī(ə)r
conspired; conspiring
1
: to agree secretly to do an unlawful act : plot
conspiring to overthrow the dictator
2
: to act together
delays and the weather conspired to spoil our vacation
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