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as in plots
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 collaborates
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 conspires
Everything—the light, the salt, the slowness—conspires to shift your inner tempo.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Perhaps that’s why Irish actor Colm Meaney has been called in to play the proprietor of a convenience store who, in short order, conspires to get Cameron a job alongside Tova, asks Tova out on a date, and is forever giving away coffee and other goods.
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Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2026
Instead, Figaro conspires with the Countess to up-end the Count’s scheme and humiliate him.
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Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
His cabinet, meanwhile, conspires to remove their own children from any ballot, before coldly decreeing that kids from the worst performing schools should be sent away with the 456.
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Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
5 Dec. 2025
After a lifetime of abuse from his master, Riff Raff conspires to start a coup with Magenta, his sister.
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Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Perhaps that’s why Irish actor Colm Meaney has been called in to play the proprietor of a convenience store who, in short order, conspires to get Cameron a job alongside Tova, asks Tova out on a date, and is forever giving away coffee and other goods.
—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2026
Instead, Figaro conspires with the Countess to up-end the Count’s scheme and humiliate him.
—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
His cabinet, meanwhile, conspires to remove their own children from any ballot, before coldly decreeing that kids from the worst performing schools should be sent away with the 456.
—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
5 Dec. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspires
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While Burnham plots his next move, the UK government now enters a new period of uncertainty, potentially facing a sixth prime minister in seven years.
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An engineer plots a well’s falling output, fits a curve, and projects it forward.
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In 2026 the United States collaborates with Israel to kill Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei.
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Because Spielberg occasionally collaborates with his buddy George Lucas, Indy (Harrison Ford) isn’t encountering any straightforward aliens from another world during the film’s loopy climax.
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Marty, who was loosely based on real-life ping-pong legend Marty Reisman, schemes his way to competitions across the globe and hustles for pocket cash.
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Joy Randolph, follows a desperate gallery owner (Portman) who schemes to sell a dead man as art at Art Basel in Miami.
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As a matter of practice, the district cooperates fully with any review conducted by the Office for Civil Rights.
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Your 3rd House of Communication lights up as sensual Venus cooperates with The Great Awakener Uranus in your 1st House of Identity, giving your words charisma and courage.
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The Panthers on Sunday acquired forward Brady Tkachuk from the Ottawa Senators, a deal that unites the Tkachuk brothers and brings yet another star hockey player to South Florida.
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What unites them is a focus on intervention rather than observation.
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“Conspires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspires. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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