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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
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.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
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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For cyclists, the Coastal Bike Trail plots out a route to see the city and the harbor on two wheels.—
Carolyn Heller,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The teacher then plots revenge by secretly staging the most wildly inappropriate musical imaginable to sabotage the principal’s bid for academic glory.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
21 Jan. 2026
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The Chinese startup has a strategic partnership with Changan Automobile, which not only invested in the startup but also collaborates closely on technological innovation.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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The group collaborates with schools to provide free music education that can inspire personal development, foster a sense of community, and prepare future leaders.—
Christina Mayo,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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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.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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Chalamet embodies Marty’s arrant showmanship with an evident joy in performance, exactly as Marty himself schemes not only shamelessly but jubilantly.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
19 Dec. 2025
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When the weather cooperates, snag a seat outdoors for prime people-watching opportunities.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Jan. 2026
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Seeing the auroras as far south of Indianapolis, of course, depends on if the weather cooperates.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
8 Dec. 2025
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Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, the philanthropic heart of the Broadway community, unites theater lovers to make a lifesaving and life-affirming difference for people facing HIV/AIDS and other critical illnesses across the country.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
8 Jan. 2026
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Venus, planet of harmony, unites with eager Mars in your 5th House of Ideation, adding heaps of inspiration into everything around you.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Conspires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspires. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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