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as in plotted
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 collaborated
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 conspired
Somewhere around the seventh inning, the gaggle of small children in the house conspired, without adult aid or input, to turn off the lights in a bedroom, plug in a strobe light, cue up a trance song on the speaker, and begin to mosh.
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Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Thus far in the settlement process, these attorneys have successfully argued that the settlement resolves antitrust claims regarding how the NCAA and its member conferences and schools conspired to deny college athletes opportunities to earn NIL and other sources of earnings.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Though conservative Ohio courts always conspired to tilt her battle uphill, the initial suit made a splash.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Garcia is the mother of a Medicaid beneficiary and conspired with a caregiver to fraudulently bill Medicaid in exchange for kickbacks, the release said.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2025
Several factors may have conspired against the streaming stalwart.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
Cederquist also conspired with his friend who worked for a water company that employed drivers who needed CDLs, to give passing scores to certain applicants affiliated with the water company.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
The company is alleged to have conspired to bribe foreign officials as a way to get business in the Philippines.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
Here's everything to know about the murder of Cliff Lambert and the decades-long ordeal to convict the six men who conspired to kill and steal from him.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Thus far in the settlement process, these attorneys have successfully argued that the settlement resolves antitrust claims regarding how the NCAA and its member conferences and schools conspired to deny college athletes opportunities to earn NIL and other sources of earnings.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Though conservative Ohio courts always conspired to tilt her battle uphill, the initial suit made a splash.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Garcia is the mother of a Medicaid beneficiary and conspired with a caregiver to fraudulently bill Medicaid in exchange for kickbacks, the release said.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2025
Several factors may have conspired against the streaming stalwart.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
Cederquist also conspired with his friend who worked for a water company that employed drivers who needed CDLs, to give passing scores to certain applicants affiliated with the water company.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
The company is alleged to have conspired to bribe foreign officials as a way to get business in the Philippines.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
Here's everything to know about the murder of Cliff Lambert and the decades-long ordeal to convict the six men who conspired to kill and steal from him.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspired
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At the same time, Austrian Nazis plotted a coup, plans for which were uncovered in a raid on their headquarters on January 25.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Satoru Gojo, the strongest jujutsu sorcerer, arrived to address the chaos, but curse users and spirits plotted to seal him away.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
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Coco most recently produced Sean Baker’s Anora, having previously collaborated with the director on Red Rocket and The Florida Project.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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Splitting the work between outposts in London and Paris, the studio’s teams collaborated seamlessly, emerging from this trial-by-fire with cost-saving insights.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Commanders and Dolphins leaned into this coverage tendency and schemed up plays to put James in conflict on the edge.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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In Return From the Ashes (1965), Eggar schemed to murder her stepmother (Ingrid Thulin), a concentration camp survivor.—
Chris Koseluk,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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The truck’s driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with the investigation.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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Ashlee Buzzard has not cooperated with the investigation, authorities said.—
Alex Stone,
ABC News,
4 Nov. 2025
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The two are united by Perry- esque symmetries.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Supporters of the Cougars and Red Raiders have united behind Texas Tech’s official barber, Ivan Ortiz, and his wife, Maddie Ortiz, after Maddie suffered severe injuries in a recent car crash.—
Sam Jane,
New York Times,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Conspired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspired. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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