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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
Her defense has argued that fellow law enforcement officers in that home killed O’Keefe, dumped his body on the lawn and conspired to pin the blame on Read in a vast cover-up.
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Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 5 May 2025
After obtaining a search warrant for Orona-Rodriguez's phone, prosecutors said investigators discovered text messages between September 2024 and April 2025 that appeared to show him conspiring with others to purchase and distribute the drug.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 2 May 2025
But any money that gets pulled out of linear TV wasn’t likely to have landed on sports in the first place; as buyers over the last few weeks have been quick to point out, sky-high demand, relative scarcity and reach have conspired to keep live sports at the very top of marketers’ must-have list.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Apr. 2025
He was charged in two cases, with steroid distribution in one and conspiring with two officers to violate civil rights in another.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
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Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 5 May 2025
After obtaining a search warrant for Orona-Rodriguez's phone, prosecutors said investigators discovered text messages between September 2024 and April 2025 that appeared to show him conspiring with others to purchase and distribute the drug.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 2 May 2025
But any money that gets pulled out of linear TV wasn’t likely to have landed on sports in the first place; as buyers over the last few weeks have been quick to point out, sky-high demand, relative scarcity and reach have conspired to keep live sports at the very top of marketers’ must-have list.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Apr. 2025
He was charged in two cases, with steroid distribution in one and conspiring with two officers to violate civil rights in another.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
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Until his death in Pennsylvania last year, Gülen, a Turkish Muslim preacher who was accused of plotting a coup against President Recep Tayyip in 2016, was wanted as a terrorist leader in Turkey and Pakistan.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
14 May 2025
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The Keeling Curve, a graph that plots concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere over time, uses measurements taken at Mau Loa Observatory, starting in 1958.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
13 May 2025
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Sheriff Martinez already is failing to comply with the California Values Act, SB 54, which, since 2018, prohibits local and state law enforcement from cooperating with federal authorities on most immigration enforcement actions.—
Pedro Rios,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 May 2025
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The police arrived at some point, but Ventura wouldn’t cooperate with the officers, Morgan said.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
19 May 2025
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See more Trump’s AI image of himself as the pope was condemned by leading Catholics, but the idea of a gaggle of secretive, red-robed men deliberating and scheming in an escape room is catnip for our imaginations.—
Raven Smith,
Vogue,
7 May 2025
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The levels of staff, the levels of seriousness, offensive coordinators are really scheming.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 May 2025
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Britain agreed the most significant reset of ties with the European Union since Brexit on Monday, removing some trade barriers and collaborating on defence to help grow its economy and boost security on the continent.—
Kate Holton,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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The best insights come when data scientists, product managers and marketers collaborate to frame the right questions and interpret the results critically.—
Gunjan Paliwal,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Remarkably, the vote against advancing the bill came after President Donald Trump had called on Republicans in a social media post to unite behind it.—
Kevin Freking,
Chicago Tribune,
18 May 2025
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What unites these contemporary sybarites with their stylish forebears is a powerful longing for freedom.—
Lynn Yaeger,
Vogue,
16 May 2025
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“Conspire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspire. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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