conspired

past tense of conspire

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of conspired The league denied that its teams conspired against Kaepernick. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Her attorneys allege that Morris conspired with Gateway leaders to slander and defame Clemishire in order to protect himself and his organization. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026 Federal officials allege that all five Hartford residents conspired to kidnap a man and hold him for ransom in January. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2026 Prosecutors argued Lil Durk conspired with five members of his Only the Family (OTF) collective to kill Tyquian Bowman, alias Quando Rondo. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2026 Because Bush made clear his intention to attack Iraq, a nation that allegedly conspired with Al Qaeda. — Matthew Warshauer, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026 The McClures alleged that Long Beach officials had conspired to block them from opening a chain of residential care homes. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026 The announcement says at least some of the individuals conspired to sell Nvidia’s B300 systems, which use its latest Blackwell architecture, but have been barred from export to China. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026 Cedric and Denise Lodge and two others — Katrina MacLean and Joshua Taylor — allegedly conspired with Jeremy Pauley to sell human remains for a profit, according to court documents. — CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspired
Verb
  • Even as the list has now slimmed down to six titles, the breadth of the places plotted out on the short list remains capacious as ever.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The slaying, which federal prosecutors say was partly plotted in South Florida, plunged the country deeper into chaos.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • It’s not known which artist helped craft her Sunday night aesthetic; however, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter has famously collaborated with visionary Lorrie Turk.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • With his former bandmate Grohl, Novoselic has collaborated on several songs for Foo Fighters, the band Grohl started in 1994.
    — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The company discovered in July that rogue AI agents had schemed in secret to break out of the virtual sandbox created to contain them, infiltrating the open internet and hacking a private company.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • His second was a 55-yarder on a fourth-and-7 play that was schemed on the sideline and then executed to perfection less than two minutes into the second half.
    — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The semi driver was not injured and has cooperated with the investigation.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The driver of the Malibu stayed at the scene after police arrived and cooperated with the investigation.
    — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Leaving their husbands behind at the White House, the first ladies visited the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art in a display of soft power that united two figures known for fusing style and diplomacy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • From the moment the Miami Dolphins united general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan and coach Jeff Hafley in January, Green Bay South started to become a fitting moniker for the new look of the franchise.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026

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“Conspired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspired. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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