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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
Deputies Alex Caminero, 38, and James Gregory Gardner, 52, conspired with each other to sneak about six grams of fentanyl into the 5501 College Road facility, the sheriff’s office said.
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Desrochers, and other former MPRM leadership, including Defendant Caitlin McGee Swartz, conspired to raid MPRM’s employees and clients while they were still employed by MPRM.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
Investigators have yet to confirm whether any participants aided or conspired in Kirk's assassination.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
But within a decade, ideology, history, and pressures exerted by South Africa’s own domestic politics have conspired to produce a foreign policy that was bound to alienate Washington.
—Michelle Gavin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2025
Both have conspired to sabotage global climate agreements.
—Michael E. Mann, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
Other newborns were given away by their grandparents who conspired with doctors, priests and nuns to hide a daughter’s socially embarrassing pregnancy.
—Rafael Romo, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
For the milestone celebration, Mariesa flew across the country and conspired with Angela’s co-workers at Swedish Hospital.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
The universe has not conspired to give us anything to be funny about.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Desrochers, and other former MPRM leadership, including Defendant Caitlin McGee Swartz, conspired to raid MPRM’s employees and clients while they were still employed by MPRM.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
Investigators have yet to confirm whether any participants aided or conspired in Kirk's assassination.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
But within a decade, ideology, history, and pressures exerted by South Africa’s own domestic politics have conspired to produce a foreign policy that was bound to alienate Washington.
—Michelle Gavin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2025
Both have conspired to sabotage global climate agreements.
—Michael E. Mann, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
Other newborns were given away by their grandparents who conspired with doctors, priests and nuns to hide a daughter’s socially embarrassing pregnancy.
—Rafael Romo, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
For the milestone celebration, Mariesa flew across the country and conspired with Angela’s co-workers at Swedish Hospital.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
The universe has not conspired to give us anything to be funny about.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspired
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But while the first four episodes were well-plotted and sure-footed — building up to episode five’s ambitious Alien remix — the final three have been relatively attenuated.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
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But as Newsom and his allies plotted how to respond to the Lone Star State, two Bay Area counties had already planned to hold off-cycle elections in November.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
15 Sep. 2025
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The breakout song of the summer was the first time the duo behind AYA collaborated in a professional studio.—
Camilla Wright,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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For this, the researchers collaborated with chefs at Alchemist, a two-star Michelin restaurant in Copenhagen.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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Lopez received high praise for her performance in Hustlers, portraying a real-life exotic dancer who targeted and schemed Wall Street clientele out of money.—
Jen Juneau,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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Jimmy Sharp had filed the suit in December 2022, saying Diederich schemed to put him on a career-killing blacklist after taking over Sharp’s father’s role as head of 20th TV’s head of production earlier that year.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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Gray cooperated with Nixon to stymie the FBI’s investigation of the 1972 Watergate break-in and the ensuing cover-up.—
Douglas M. Charles,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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The driver involved remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Residents have consistently united to advocate for quality mass transit.—
Menika Dirkson,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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But this time around, Democrats have united around several demands, including that any short-term funding bill include an extension of enhanced Obamacare tax credits, which are due to lapse at year's end.—
Kevin Breuninger,Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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