1
as in winked
to secretly sympathize with or pretend ignorance of something improper or unlawful
the principal connived at all the school absences that were recorded on the day of the city's celebration of its Super Bowl victory
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as in plotted
to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends
suspects that his coworkers are conniving to get him fired
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His dominance is creating an air of intimidation that shouldn’t go ignored.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025 -
Black electorate feeling ‘neglected and ignored’ Tensions within the party in Florida could be seen as early as April when President Joe Biden came to Tampa for an event.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2025
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During an appearance on The Early Show, Simpson revealed that Johnson asked her parents permission to marry her, and had schemed out the proposal for some time.—
Gord Magill,
Newsweek,
21 Dec. 2024
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But Reddit users have advised her in the comments section to do the opposite, with some even suspecting that there was no other dress and that the bride schemed to wear her stepsister's dress all along.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
11 Dec. 2024
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“Connived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/connived. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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