conspiration

noun

Definition of conspirationnext
as in intrigue

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  1. intrigue
  2. scheme
  3. plot
Noun
  • There’s more intrigue around this meeting than a week ago, thanks to resurgent oil prices putting more pressure on inflation.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 26 July 2026
  • Other insect-eating flora include butterwort, sundews and bladderwort, all of which add their own magic and intrigue to the swamp.
    — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of intrigue
Noun
  • These questions – not to mention the loss of former coach Mike McDaniel, who’s run scheme in 2025 was nothing short of wizardry – could potentially make or break the Dolphins.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
  • The scheme change under Parker impacted Marist Liufau arguably the most of any player on the roster, as the staff moved him from an off-ball inside linebacker role to a pass-rushing outside linebacker.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
Definition of scheme
Noun
  • The plot lacks essential narrative ligaments and makes David Lynch’s canon seem downright accessible.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 23 July 2026
  • In an incident some news commentators are likening to the plot of the 1984 film The Terminator, two of OpenAI’s AI models broke out of a supervised test, got themselves online, and used that access to hack into rival company Hugging Face’s systems.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 July 2026
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“Conspiration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspiration. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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