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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
The case centered on an allegation that the league and other owners conspired in violation of antitrust law to exclude the plaintiff.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Seitz said the men had assaulted him, and that the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and deputies had violated his civil rights, inflicted emotional stress, defamed him and conspired to keep the matter quiet.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2026
Prosecutors said Schaefer and Mack conspired to kill Mack's mother to access trust fund money.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Lawmakers and people who accused Epstein of abuse aim to track down powerful business and political leaders who might have conspired with him besides Ghislaine Maxwell, an associate who is now serving a 20-year prison sentence.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
The core of his allegation is that the CEO built a company ostensibly as a nonprofit with his money and then conspired against him with Brockman by turning it into a for-profit for their personal gain.
—Tom Dotan, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
Anderson suspected Rausch was a traitor and conspired with Lipinski to gather votes to banish him.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Feb. 2026
Milwaukee appears poised to join a lawsuit against several fire truck manufacturers that alleges the companies conspired to drive up the price of the vehicles.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 12 Feb. 2026
The warm reception of that volume, the vibrant intellectual and social life of Cambridge, and above all the friendship with Hallam conspired to make Tennyson’s university years something of an idyll.
—Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Seitz said the men had assaulted him, and that the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and deputies had violated his civil rights, inflicted emotional stress, defamed him and conspired to keep the matter quiet.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2026
Prosecutors said Schaefer and Mack conspired to kill Mack's mother to access trust fund money.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Lawmakers and people who accused Epstein of abuse aim to track down powerful business and political leaders who might have conspired with him besides Ghislaine Maxwell, an associate who is now serving a 20-year prison sentence.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
The core of his allegation is that the CEO built a company ostensibly as a nonprofit with his money and then conspired against him with Brockman by turning it into a for-profit for their personal gain.
—Tom Dotan, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
Anderson suspected Rausch was a traitor and conspired with Lipinski to gather votes to banish him.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Feb. 2026
Milwaukee appears poised to join a lawsuit against several fire truck manufacturers that alleges the companies conspired to drive up the price of the vehicles.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 12 Feb. 2026
The warm reception of that volume, the vibrant intellectual and social life of Cambridge, and above all the friendship with Hallam conspired to make Tennyson’s university years something of an idyll.
—Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspired
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But as his fraudulent crypto empire crumbled in November 2022, the crypto founder plotted a rightward shift.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
24 Feb. 2026
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They're then plotted into multi-dimensional space.—
Sharyn Alfonsi,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Iran has a nascent space program and recently collaborated with Russia on space launches.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Feb. 2026
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The pair married in 2022 and have collaborated on a handful of songs together.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2026
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An au pair who schemed with her employer-turned-lover to kill his wife and another man received a 10-year sentence on Friday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Schlossnagle schemed in the offseason to ensure the reigning SEC champs would be deeper at all positions after a 44-14 finish.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Feb. 2026
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Ament cooperated by wearing a wire for the FBI, recording conversations with then-Mayor Harry Sidhu, for whom Ament was a close political advisor.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
28 Feb. 2026
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Most local agencies, including Escondido, routinely cooperated with federal immigration enforcement until state Senate Bill 54 took effect in 2018.—
Stacy Brandt,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Olympics that preached harmony finally united in a single city known for love, beauty and grudges.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Bluetooth is named after a Scandinavian king, Harald Bluetooth Gormsson, who united parts of the Nordic region in the 900s, because the technology unites different devices.—
Shreyas Sen,
The Conversation,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Conspired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspired. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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