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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 indictment also alleges that Thola-Duran and others conspired to fraudulently obtain $274,998 in COVID-19 business relief loans.
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City News Service, Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
The election came under further scrutiny after former city councilor Tania Fernandes-Anderson, who resigned last summer after being convicted on federal corruption charges, detailed allegations that Mayor Michelle Wu and her allies on the council conspired to defeat Worrell’s bid days later.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
The December storm and the region’s warm temperatures conspired to produce a large rainfall event, with snow mostly limited to areas above 9,000 feet in elevation, according to data from the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes.
—Alejandro N. Flores, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2026
Trump and his supporters have worn his legal attacks as a badge of honor, taking them as proof that an insidious swamp has conspired against him.
—Brandon Rottinghaus, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Its works not only suggest strategies for housing the destitute but also convey an understanding of the forces (authoritarianism, corporate greed, systemic racism, and the co-option of modernism) that have conspired against São Paulo—and Los Angeles.
—Michaëla De Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
Clase and Ortiz allegedly conspired through bad pitches to ensure the success of prop bets on their pitches.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 Jan. 2026
Records show that Tomlin conspired with two other people — Shannon Williams and Charles Kosh — on April 5, 2022.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
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.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
City News Service, Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
The election came under further scrutiny after former city councilor Tania Fernandes-Anderson, who resigned last summer after being convicted on federal corruption charges, detailed allegations that Mayor Michelle Wu and her allies on the council conspired to defeat Worrell’s bid days later.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
The December storm and the region’s warm temperatures conspired to produce a large rainfall event, with snow mostly limited to areas above 9,000 feet in elevation, according to data from the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes.
—Alejandro N. Flores, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2026
Trump and his supporters have worn his legal attacks as a badge of honor, taking them as proof that an insidious swamp has conspired against him.
—Brandon Rottinghaus, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Its works not only suggest strategies for housing the destitute but also convey an understanding of the forces (authoritarianism, corporate greed, systemic racism, and the co-option of modernism) that have conspired against São Paulo—and Los Angeles.
—Michaëla De Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
Clase and Ortiz allegedly conspired through bad pitches to ensure the success of prop bets on their pitches.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 Jan. 2026
Records show that Tomlin conspired with two other people — Shannon Williams and Charles Kosh — on April 5, 2022.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
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.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspired
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Noem and Lewandowski plotted to promote two Border Patrol agents viewed as loyalists who would continue the flashy, sometimes questionable tactics CBP personnel have used while assisting Immigration and Customs Enforcement.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Jan. 2026
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Now that those concerts sold out, Sugar have plotted an entire tour to celebrate their big return – their first in over 30 years.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
21 Jan. 2026
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The distinction is significant, legal experts told the American-Statesman, and raises questions about whether Austin police actively collaborated with ICE.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Jan. 2026
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Topic Studios, who previously collaborated with Gordon on Theater Camp, will co-finance the film.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
9 Jan. 2026
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McDaniels schemed a few targets that had receivers open but nonetheless fell incomplete (DeMario Douglas' drop in the third quarter, and an incompletion sailed wide to Rhamondre Stevenson in the second quarter).—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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While in federal prison, a father and son schemed to sell and ship drugs to North Carolina.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Jan. 2026
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The driver of the 18-wheeler stayed at the scene and cooperated with investigators, police said.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Jan. 2026
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The driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with officers, Monroe said.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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This move comes after Genesco united its Journeys, Schuh and Little Burgundy banners under one business unit dubbed the Journeys Global Retail Group in September.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
20 Jan. 2026
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The five, sources have told the Union-Tribune, were united in their opposition to letting the Antelopes in the pen and had the votes to block them.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Conspired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspired. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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