as in traitors
a person who is involved in a secret plan to do something harmful or illegal; a person who is involved in a conspiracy
The conspirators were caught in a web of lies that eventually led to their undoing.
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Recent Examples of conspirators
But Chen and Zumba, along with other conspirators, took it one step further, prosecutors said, by trying to obtaining military identification cards for the new spouses.
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Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
The co-conspirators forged a trust document and power-of-attorney forms.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Some names of Epstein’s co-conspirators are redacted; some names of his victims had not been.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Around $276,021 in fraudulent PUA benefits were deposited into bank accounts held in the names of the El Primo Restaurant, Raul Fernandez Vicioso, Joel Vicioso Fernandez and other co-conspirators, prosecutors said.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
The plea agreement and associated admissions apply only to Johnson, not to his alleged co-conspirators.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Prosecutors accused Zhu and his co-conspirators of operating through the companies, Universal Meditech Incorporated (UMI) and Prestige Biotech Incorporated (PBI), which were based in Fresno and Reedley.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
The government treats Lemon and Fort as co-conspirators of the protesters without acknowledging any protections afforded by their role as journalists.
—Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
The being’s power is broken into 16 shards, which are then spread out throughout many worlds by the conspirators, spreading many kinds of magic across the universe.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
The co-conspirators forged a trust document and power-of-attorney forms.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Some names of Epstein’s co-conspirators are redacted; some names of his victims had not been.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Around $276,021 in fraudulent PUA benefits were deposited into bank accounts held in the names of the El Primo Restaurant, Raul Fernandez Vicioso, Joel Vicioso Fernandez and other co-conspirators, prosecutors said.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
The plea agreement and associated admissions apply only to Johnson, not to his alleged co-conspirators.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Prosecutors accused Zhu and his co-conspirators of operating through the companies, Universal Meditech Incorporated (UMI) and Prestige Biotech Incorporated (PBI), which were based in Fresno and Reedley.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
The government treats Lemon and Fort as co-conspirators of the protesters without acknowledging any protections afforded by their role as journalists.
—Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
The being’s power is broken into 16 shards, which are then spread out throughout many worlds by the conspirators, spreading many kinds of magic across the universe.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspirators
traitors
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But that does not mean that those Maryland families with pre-war Confederate roots were, or are, traitors.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Feb. 2026
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Underwood not only survived several murders but takes pride in having a hand in eliminating three out of the four original traitors, including Donna Kelce, Lisa Rinna and Dillard Bassett.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Conspirators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspirators. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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