conspires

present tense third-person singular of conspire

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Recent Examples of conspires After a lifetime of abuse from his master, Riff Raff conspires to start a coup with Magenta, his sister. Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
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Verb
  • That of the vampy, endlessly ambitious, and deliciously ruthless weather presenter Suzanne Stone, who plots to knock off her husband (Matt Dillon) in Gus Van Sant’s satirical romp.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
  • However, the game rights change is contingent on the larger ESPN-NFL deal passing Department of Justice review, which seems increasingly unlikely to come before the NFL plots its 2026 calendar.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The actress’ look was curated by stylist Nicole Chavez, who also collaborates with Rachel Bilson, among others.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The 28-year-old wunderkind has already garnered numerous Grammy, Golden Globe, and Academy Award wins, and frequently collaborates with another renowned performer, his sister Billie Eilish.
    Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Matthew quickly schemes his way into Oliver’s orbit after that first performance, impressing and rankling the group of lackeys in his entourage at the same time.
    Eric Torres, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • At the same time, Netanyahu did — and still does — everything possible to weaken the Palestinian Authority, which cooperates every day with Israeli security services to keep the West Bank from blowing up.
    Thomas Friedman, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The Netherlands will operate F-35s from Volkel, and Sweden, which is not a NATO member but cooperates closely with the alliance, will join with Gripen fighters.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Okra, which came from West Africa via the Afro-Caribbean world, unites the South with the rest of the African Atlantic.
    Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
  • There is no containing these pictures, and more than anything that is what unites them.
    Grace Edquist, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Conspires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspires. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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