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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
But in the midst of conspiring, Yusuf doesn't realize that the Italians killed Ivan and Andrei, as well as the cartel.
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Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
First government cooperating witness John is the first of six government cooperating witnesses to testify at the trial of four South Florida men charged with conspiring to kidnap and kill Haiti’s president.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, who were arrested on March 7 outside Gracie Mansion, were charged with eight crimes, including providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization and conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction for the attack, federal prosecutors said.
—Alex Stambaugh, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
Hate Crimes Prevention Act, obstructing justice and conspiring to obstruct justice.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2026
They were also found guilty of conspiring to do that together.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Fanatics, along with the NFL, NBA and MLB and their players’ associations, recently secured the dismissal of an antitrust lawsuit brought by five men who accuse the company, leagues and players’ associations of conspiring to raise trading card prices.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Mar. 2026
The jury acquitted Kelly on separate charges of conspiring to rig his prior Cook County child pornography trial.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
The 56-year-old Chinese national, Stanley Yi Zheng, allegedly began conspiring with Americans Matthew Kelly and Tommy Shad English about smuggling the chips to China in May 2023.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
First government cooperating witness John is the first of six government cooperating witnesses to testify at the trial of four South Florida men charged with conspiring to kidnap and kill Haiti’s president.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, who were arrested on March 7 outside Gracie Mansion, were charged with eight crimes, including providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization and conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction for the attack, federal prosecutors said.
—Alex Stambaugh, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
Hate Crimes Prevention Act, obstructing justice and conspiring to obstruct justice.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2026
They were also found guilty of conspiring to do that together.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Fanatics, along with the NFL, NBA and MLB and their players’ associations, recently secured the dismissal of an antitrust lawsuit brought by five men who accuse the company, leagues and players’ associations of conspiring to raise trading card prices.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Mar. 2026
The jury acquitted Kelly on separate charges of conspiring to rig his prior Cook County child pornography trial.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
The 56-year-old Chinese national, Stanley Yi Zheng, allegedly began conspiring with Americans Matthew Kelly and Tommy Shad English about smuggling the chips to China in May 2023.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspiring
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Orbán also leaves behind a fiscal mess, which the analyst Dalibor Rohac suggests Orbán might be happy to abandon while plotting his comeback.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
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Writing the book was a delight, from research to character development to plotting to drafting.—
Lee Kelly,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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So far, the market isn’t cooperating.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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The other driver is cooperating with the investigation, according to the release.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
14 Apr. 2026
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Residents who had previously circulated petitions against the data center pivoted to door-knocking for the candidates, collaborating on campaign videos, encouraging their neighbors to show up to vote and even driving each other to the polls.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 Apr. 2026
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Her work now involves collaborating with production teams and creating hairstyles that reflect each character's story from their background to their lifestyle.—
Nakell Williams,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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But uniting it around a common program will be harder.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2026
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In the run up to the 2024 election in Venezuela, the opposition leader María Corina Machado, a conservative, built a massive social movement uniting millions and backed Edmundo González, a diplomat, as a presidential candidate.—
Boris Muñoz,
Time,
3 Apr. 2026
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