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as in plotting
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 cooperating
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 conspiring
Donna is the fifth person convicted of conspiring to murder Markel, 41, who was embroiled in a bitter custody dispute over his two sons with Donna’s daughter, Wendi Adelson.
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Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Having rolled out the red carpet in Alaska, Trump on Wednesday accused Putin of conspiring with China and North Korea after the three countries' leaders staged a show of unity in Beijing at a lavish commemoration of the end of World War Two.
—John Irish, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
In November 2016, a federal court in New York found two members of the presidential family – nephews of Venezuelan First Lady Cilia Flores – guilty of conspiring to traffic cocaine to the United States after they were arrested by the DEA in Haiti.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
He has been charged federally with conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and operating a premises for the purpose of trafficking narcotics.
—FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Cooper denies conspiring with Peterson and tried to get the lawsuit dismissed on the grounds that she was shielded as a journalist.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
That involved the special forces paying due heed to Indigenous cosmology which suggested a malign shapeshifting being known as a duende was conspiring to hide the children from their would-be rescuers.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Jermaine Mathews, 39, is accused of conspiring with others to distribute fentanyl.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 26 Aug. 2025
It was spearheaded by General Livingston (Mark Lewis Jones), a Ministry of Defense leader who's been secretly conspiring to remove Abigail from power.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Having rolled out the red carpet in Alaska, Trump on Wednesday accused Putin of conspiring with China and North Korea after the three countries' leaders staged a show of unity in Beijing at a lavish commemoration of the end of World War Two.
—John Irish, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
In November 2016, a federal court in New York found two members of the presidential family – nephews of Venezuelan First Lady Cilia Flores – guilty of conspiring to traffic cocaine to the United States after they were arrested by the DEA in Haiti.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
He has been charged federally with conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and operating a premises for the purpose of trafficking narcotics.
—FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Cooper denies conspiring with Peterson and tried to get the lawsuit dismissed on the grounds that she was shielded as a journalist.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
That involved the special forces paying due heed to Indigenous cosmology which suggested a malign shapeshifting being known as a duende was conspiring to hide the children from their would-be rescuers.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Jermaine Mathews, 39, is accused of conspiring with others to distribute fentanyl.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 26 Aug. 2025
It was spearheaded by General Livingston (Mark Lewis Jones), a Ministry of Defense leader who's been secretly conspiring to remove Abigail from power.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspiring
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Still, no reason to do this to Kyle, who is just only recovering from his self-destructive spiral and who has no idea that his friend is plotting to steal his girl again.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
9 Sep. 2025
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Its director, and franchise mastermind, Rian Johnson has proven himself a master of the whodunnit form with these films, showing a knack for Agatha Christie puzzle-plotting that, well, the actual adapters of Christie haven’t shown in recent years.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
8 Sep. 2025
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Investigators also said that the couple began to distance themselves, and within a week had stopped cooperating entirely.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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In the news release, KCKPD said those who police believe to have been involved in the stabbing remained at the scene and were cooperating with investigators.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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The filmmaker launched her production company Cinelava to produce the project, collaborating with Germany’s Red Balloon Film and Red Sea Fund.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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Tour organizers also will be collaborating with local partners for each screening like film societies, festivals, sports clubs and other groups.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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In partnership with Danny Wimmer Presents, founder and coordinator of Bourbon & Beyond, this year’s World Bourbon Toast will stream live from the event's main stage, uniting music fans, and bourbon lovers in every time zone.—
Kirby Adams,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Sep. 2025
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Tezduyar’s view since 1990 has been uniting the two representations.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Conspiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspiring. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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