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as in complicity
a secret agreement or cooperation between two parties for an illegal or dishonest purpose
a conspiracy among the leading manufacturers to fix prices
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as in scheme
a secret plan for accomplishing evil or unlawful ends
several generals were engaged in a conspiracy to overthrow the government
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Recent Examples of conspiracy
Gates also pleaded guilty to a racketeering charge in the conspiracy to commit the murder of Carl Griffith Sr., 72, who was shot with a rifle Nov. 1, 2012, outside Griffith’s Portage home.
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Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
From conspiracies to courtrooms: figures from the MAGA movement rally around Epstein files and promises of revelation.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Another person has been charged with obstruction of justice and conspiracy for attempting to conceal and destroy evidence, prosecutors said.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
Santos Vasquez-Rivera, 32, is wanted for murder and conspiracy, while Carlos Alvarado, 32, is wanted for conspiracy, authorities said.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 9 July 2025
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Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
From conspiracies to courtrooms: figures from the MAGA movement rally around Epstein files and promises of revelation.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Another person has been charged with obstruction of justice and conspiracy for attempting to conceal and destroy evidence, prosecutors said.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
Santos Vasquez-Rivera, 32, is wanted for murder and conspiracy, while Carlos Alvarado, 32, is wanted for conspiracy, authorities said.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspiracy
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Snuffy is the nickname of Manuel Quintero, alleged by Los Angeles County prosecutors to be a member of the Mexican Mafia, a group of about 140 men who rule over Southern California’s Latino street gangs.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
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Cockney con man Michael Caine, recently released from the clink, puts together a truly ludicrous heist to steal $4 million in Mafia gold bullion from the middle of Turin using Mini Coopers.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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Despite all the indignities to which it’s been subjected, the show closes with its most unsparing season yet, an indictment of societies where money trumps humanity that roots out all forms of complicity—especially our own.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 June 2025
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This week, a dozen human rights and legal groups said that any country backing GHF could potentially be liable for complicity in war crimes.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
27 June 2025
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In the film, Superman comes under suspicion by the public and the government over his Kryptonian heritage thanks to a scheme by tech billionaire Luthor to push Superman out of the way of his grand plans to expand his criminal enterprise worldwide.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Two sources told Reuters he was suspected of being involved in a scheme to embezzle millions of dollars earmarked for border defenses.—
Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
11 July 2025
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In the ’90s, the Clinton administration began deporting Salvadoran immigrants convicted of crimes in the U.S. back to their homeland, a move that helped propel the rise of powerful gangs in a country that was institutionally weak after years of war.—
Carolina A. Miranda,
The Atlantic,
30 June 2025
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Martinez Estrella remained convicted of second-degree murder, conspiracy and gang assault.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2025
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The airport denies any collusion with Uber or Lyft and maintains that all drivers, as independent contractors, must adhere to airport policies.—
Hadley Hitson,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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The rules were clear: no talk of pricing or anything that could be considered collusion.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
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The family at the heart of the story run a tourism business allowing Cappadocia to feature in a way that naturally chimes with the narrative, but the connection between landscape and plot runs far deeper, series director Murat Saraçoğlu says.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
1 July 2025
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The number of politically motivated attacks and plots against government agents in just the past five years is three times higher than those in the previous 25 years combined, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Thailand earlier this year implemented measures to crack down on online scam operations in neighboring Myanmar, severing electricity, internet and gas supplies to border towns where the syndicates were based.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 June 2025
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Struggling Gatekeepers: In the face of some $44 billion a year in pig-butchering scams conducted by Asian crime syndicates, U.S. banks have failed to prevent mass scale money laundering.—
Cezary Podkul,
ProPublica,
25 June 2025
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In addition, senior executives could be held personally liable when offences involve their consent, connivance or neglect.—
Jamie Hailstone,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The arrests were part of wide-ranging Establishment attacks on the new generation of pop stars in Britain at the time, done through connivance with informers and a hostile conservative media.—
Bill Wyman,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Conspiracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspiracy. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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