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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
Kelly was sentenced to four years on conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana during his time as a member of the Latin Kings.
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Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
In other words, Trump’s repost was appealing to that conspiracy coalition — a group that is both entertained and motivated by his theories.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
Trump’s posted about the Biden conspiracy just a couple weeks after Biden went public with his prostate cancer diagnosis.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 3 June 2025
Henley was indicted in March on federal charges of fraud, robbery, extortion and running a racketeering conspiracy.
—Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
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Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
In other words, Trump’s repost was appealing to that conspiracy coalition — a group that is both entertained and motivated by his theories.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
Trump’s posted about the Biden conspiracy just a couple weeks after Biden went public with his prostate cancer diagnosis.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 3 June 2025
Henley was indicted in March on federal charges of fraud, robbery, extortion and running a racketeering conspiracy.
—Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspiracy
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This July, Caroline Phillips and her National Cannabis Festival will return, bringing Big Boi, Three 6 Mafia, Ty Dolla $ign, and Curren$y to Washington DC’s RFK Stadium Festival Grounds for what’s become the largest cannabis festival on the East Coast.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
4 June 2025
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Meanwhile, Morgan Wallen’s Sand in My Boots Festival had Wiz Khalifa, 2 Chainz and Three 6 Mafia onstage.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
2 June 2025
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Jamie Vella and Robert Agius, who were accused of supplying the car bomb that killed Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, were convicted of complicity in the Oct. 16, 2017, murder.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 June 2025
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When that right is under attack, silence becomes complicity.—
Larry Hogan,
Baltimore Sun,
4 June 2025
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At the end of February, a pedestrian was hit in West London by an ebike rider in West London — not a rental or sharing scheme, to be clear — and died after a month in hospital.—
Nicole Kobie,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Though details of how the gambling operation functioned have not been released, HSI Tampa said in its post the scheme generated more than $21.6 million in illicit proceeds.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2025
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The Department of Homeland Security said Saturday that recent ICE operations in the south state resulted in the arrest of 118 people, including five individuals the agency identified as gang members.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2025
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Among those allegedly transported were members of the Salvadoran gang MS-13, sources familiar with the investigation said.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
6 June 2025
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The dragnet expanded as time wore on to include civil society groups and journalists investigating official collusion with the country’s gangs, critics say.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
1 June 2025
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Early in his first term, in May 2017, Trump fired Comey, who as FBI director had been leading an investigation into the Trump 2016 presidential campaign's possible collusion with Russia to help Trump get elected.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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No plot details have been revealed for Black Panther 3, but the legacy of T'Challa will live on.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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Over the years, the sci-fi series has featured many plot elements that seemed supernatural at first, only to have the Doctor inevitably and triumphantly reveal their basis in science and technology by story's end.—
Glen Weldon,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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Gemini: Francis Fratelli Francis is the quick-witted and sly son of Mama Fratelli, the matriarch of Astoria’s infamous syndicate.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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The Director also happens to be the bloody mama of the secret crime syndicate the Ruska Roma—the very organization whose clutches John Wick is seeking to escape.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
6 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 17 Jun. 2025.
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