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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
Davis also conspired with the guardian of two minor Medicaid beneficiaries while serving as a caregiver, the release says.
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Arkansas Online,
18 June 2026
Courts have dismissed similar cases in Michigan and Georgia, and a special prosecutor dropped a federal case in late 2024 that charged Trump with conspiring to overturn the 2020 election.
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Jacques Billeaud,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Saad Al Qutaibi, 40, pleaded guilty to conspiring to illegally import untaxed cigarettes into the state and evade Maryland's cigarette tax, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced.
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Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
At the trial, jurors heard extensive evidence about how Lavrynovych conspired to set the fires — and almost nothing about the person or group of people who ordered them.
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ABC News,
16 June 2026
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Arkansas Online,
18 June 2026
Courts have dismissed similar cases in Michigan and Georgia, and a special prosecutor dropped a federal case in late 2024 that charged Trump with conspiring to overturn the 2020 election.
—
Jacques Billeaud,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Saad Al Qutaibi, 40, pleaded guilty to conspiring to illegally import untaxed cigarettes into the state and evade Maryland's cigarette tax, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced.
—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
At the trial, jurors heard extensive evidence about how Lavrynovych conspired to set the fires — and almost nothing about the person or group of people who ordered them.
—
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspire
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This doesn’t mean elite parents sit around plotting class reproduction over brunch.
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He was invited by Malcolm X to stay in Harlem at the famous Hotel Theresa, where agents with ties to the FBI, CIA and the Mafia, plotted to assassinate him.
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Voters cooperated in a special election by approving Proposition 50 by a nearly 2 to 1 margin.
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At least six other people face charges, including two women who pleaded guilty Wednesday and are cooperating.
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The catastrophies that our heroine averts are awfully small potatoes — a bulldozer running amok, an amusement park ride speeding out of control, some prankish teenagers scheming to turn the girl’s shower into a steambath.
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Joining Purnell, Ora, and Haaland in the voice cast are Steve Speirs as King Erik, Anton Lesser as the scheming Lars, and Alan Carr as the Bard, an overly enthusiastic royal scribe.
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Haiti’s business community has long been criticized for monopolistic practices and a reluctance to collaborate.
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Banks, whose leaders have long raised similar concerns, have been collaborating with the Treasury Department and Fed for years to develop other ways financial institutions could transfer funds in the event of a potentially disastrous outage.
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If the Labour Party decides to unite around one person as its next leader, without an internal contest, Starmer could be out of the premiership by July.
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World Cup fans were united this weekend by a song synonymous with belonging, nostalgia and the yearning for home.
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“Conspire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspire. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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