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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
The prosecution alleged that Combs had conspired with others to commit racketeering.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
So in the final week of October, Batie-Smoose submitted the complaint, and brought to light the allegations of Fleming conspiring with an opponent to have Slusser harmed.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
While her wit, charm and determination bring her attention, her collapsing health, social prejudice and family tensions conspire against her.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
In another notorious incident, former referee Tim Donaghy was sentenced to jail for conspiring to fix games in a scandal that continues to cast a shadow over the NBA’s referee integrity.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
So in the final week of October, Batie-Smoose submitted the complaint, and brought to light the allegations of Fleming conspiring with an opponent to have Slusser harmed.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
While her wit, charm and determination bring her attention, her collapsing health, social prejudice and family tensions conspire against her.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
In another notorious incident, former referee Tim Donaghy was sentenced to jail for conspiring to fix games in a scandal that continues to cast a shadow over the NBA’s referee integrity.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, star-crossed lovers Ellen (Harriet Slater) and Brian (Jamie Roy) managed to plot an escape of their own — but not before getting some major blood on their hands.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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While Witherspoon dug into the world of trauma surgery, Coben plotted the novel’s key moments.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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Republican leaders say no deal on health care can be reached unless Democrats cooperate to pass a bill that ends the shutdown.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
9 Oct. 2025
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Waller is an easy TE1 for fantasy if health cooperates.—
Dalton Del Don,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Tim Skipper called with swagger, Jerry Neuheisel schemed like a gambler and Kevin Coyle unleashed a defense that hunted in packs.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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In London, Angelica used her private connections to elevate her husband’s public power, scheming to ensure Church’s election to Parliament in 1790.—
Jane Kamensky,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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Together, the two firms will collaborate on the project’s development by furnishing the spaces with the brand’s new collection, Oniro chief executive officer Moreno Brambilla said in a statement.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
9 Oct. 2025
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In reflecting on the last 26 years of the fest, Schwenk hopes the event carries on the legacy of bridging the gap between new actors and established professionals to collaborate and showcase their work for audiences to discover.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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In the wake of personal loss, an unexpected sisterhood unites an ambitious New York healthcare worker with a spirited girl from a nomadic tribe in India.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
9 Oct. 2025
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What unites these screen works, beyond their focus on LGBTQ individuals, themes and audiences, is their defiant messaging, according to NewFest’s director of programming, Nick McCarthy.—
Elaina Patton,
NBC news,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Conspire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspire. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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