coconspirator

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Recent Examples of coconspirator Maxwell, a one-time socialite in New York and London’s high societies who holds British and French citizenship, was hit with the same charges as Epstein a year later for allegedly acting as his coconspirator between 1994 and 1997. Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 15 July 2025 According to the original indictment, the coconspirator regularly asked Slater for classified information. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 15 July 2025 The trial lasted three weeks and featured testimony from former Rep. Robin Smith, R-Hixson, whom prosecutors said was an alleged coconspirator in the scheme. Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 17 May 2025 One method involved providing drugs, cash and free housing to coconspirators, whom the lawsuit accused of helping Williams prey on victims, according to the complaint. Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for coconspirator
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Noun
  • Prosecutors said that Aimee Bock, Feeding Our Future’s founder and executive director, worked with co-conspirators to create shell companies, fake attendance rosters and falsify documents to indicate thousands of children were being served meals.
    David Ingram, NBC news, 11 Jan. 2026
  • In 2020, the Department of Justice unsealed an indictment against Maduro and 14 co-conspirators, with charges stemming from investigations conducted in collaboration with the DEA.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Liz resented being portrayed in the media as a plotter in James’s coup-in-waiting.
    Gabriel Sherman, Vanity Fair, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Africa’s coup wave The case of the Free Officers Movement shows that plotters wait for clear signals that a coup is worth the risk.
    Jonathan Powell, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025

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“Coconspirator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coconspirator. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.

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