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as in to plot
to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends
conspired to replace the leader with someone more easily influenced
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as in to cooperate
to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end
foul weather and airline foul-ups seemed to be conspiring to ruin our vacation
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Recent Examples of conspire
Verstappen Wins His Fifth WDC The combined pace of the McLarens and turmoil at Red Bull conspired to undermine this potential outcome.
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Rob Reed, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In November 2016, a federal court in New York found two members of the presidential family – nephews of Venezuelan First Lady Cilia Flores – guilty of conspiring to traffic cocaine to the United States after they were arrested by the DEA in Haiti.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
The duo were found to have conspired to defraud banks out of more than $30M over the course of a decade.
—Peter White, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2025
He has been charged federally with conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and operating a premises for the purpose of trafficking narcotics.
—FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Rob Reed, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In November 2016, a federal court in New York found two members of the presidential family – nephews of Venezuelan First Lady Cilia Flores – guilty of conspiring to traffic cocaine to the United States after they were arrested by the DEA in Haiti.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
The duo were found to have conspired to defraud banks out of more than $30M over the course of a decade.
—Peter White, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2025
He has been charged federally with conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and operating a premises for the purpose of trafficking narcotics.
—FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspire
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Its director, and franchise mastermind, Rian Johnson has proven himself a master of the whodunnit form with these films, showing a knack for Agatha Christie puzzle-plotting that, well, the actual adapters of Christie haven’t shown in recent years.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
8 Sep. 2025
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Unlike navigating on a flat map using Euclidean geometry, aeronautical navigation requires solving complex problems by calculating position and plotting courses on a model of the Earth as an ellipsoid, or a sphere.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Investigators also said that the couple began to distance themselves, and within a week had stopped cooperating entirely.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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In July, Wall Township Public Schools acknowledged the charges against Rizzitello and stated the district was fully cooperating with law enforcement while urging anyone with information to contact police.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Jones’ limitations aren’t going away, but his can be schemed around, which was less the case with Richardson.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Watch Saturday Night on Netflix Set It Up Two assistants scheme to set up their respective demanding bosses to get them off their backs.—
James Mercadante,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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McDonald's previously collaborated with the singers for a popular BTS Meal in 2021.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Armani started his menswear line in 1975 after being a freelance designer and collaborating frequently with Sergio Galeotti.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
4 Sep. 2025
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Their shared disbelief in science and disrespect for expertise unites them.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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They’re each united by coming-of-age themes including first love and first heartbreak, as well as varying degrees of anarchy, rebellion and mischief.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Conspire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspire. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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