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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
He is charged with conspiring to provide material support to ISIS and having firearms that would be used to commit an act of terrorism on behalf of ISIS.
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John Wisely, Freep.com, 10 Nov. 2025
In Newark, Jimenez-Guzel and Mirreh face charges of conspiring to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, The Associated Press reported.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
All three suspects, including Nasser, were charged with conspiring to provide material support to ISIS and having firearms that would be used to commit an act of terrorism on behalf of ISIS.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Nov. 2025
The penalty for conspiring to evade the law was up to two years in prison.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
The three Michigan men have been charged with conspiring to provide material support to ISIS and having firearms that would be used to commit an act of terrorism on behalf of ISIS, prosecutors said.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
The defendant had initially been charged with two counts of conspiring to create and distribute animal crush videos, but prosecutors agreed to reduce that to just one count in exchange for a guilty plea from Morelli.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Before trial, Brosius pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to commit wire fraud with the brothers and faces sentencing in November.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
He was accused of conspiring to fix games to benefit gamblers and later spent 15 months in federal prison because of it.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
John Wisely, Freep.com, 10 Nov. 2025
In Newark, Jimenez-Guzel and Mirreh face charges of conspiring to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, The Associated Press reported.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
All three suspects, including Nasser, were charged with conspiring to provide material support to ISIS and having firearms that would be used to commit an act of terrorism on behalf of ISIS.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Nov. 2025
The penalty for conspiring to evade the law was up to two years in prison.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
The three Michigan men have been charged with conspiring to provide material support to ISIS and having firearms that would be used to commit an act of terrorism on behalf of ISIS, prosecutors said.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
The defendant had initially been charged with two counts of conspiring to create and distribute animal crush videos, but prosecutors agreed to reduce that to just one count in exchange for a guilty plea from Morelli.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Before trial, Brosius pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to commit wire fraud with the brothers and faces sentencing in November.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
He was accused of conspiring to fix games to benefit gamblers and later spent 15 months in federal prison because of it.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspiring
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Meanwhile, the Israeli settler movement is openly plotting a long-term return to Gaza, seeking to reverse the evacuation of 8,000 settlers from the Strip that happened twenty years ago.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Curves plotting model performance against size have begun flattening out.—
James Somers,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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What Rokita alleges in lawsuit The lawsuit argues that IPS’s policies violate Indiana law, which prohibits governmental bodies from enacting a resolution or policy that restricts employees from communicating or cooperating with federal officials about someone’s citizenship or immigration status.—
Caroline Beck,
IndyStar,
6 Nov. 2025
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Police said the driver of the vehicle that hit her remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
5 Nov. 2025
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To expand visibility, Picture Motion is collaborating with Seed&Spark on crowdfunding campaigns for both films.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
10 Nov. 2025
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StubHub is among the companies collaborating with OpenAI directly since its debut of Operator in January, which promises to perform actions online.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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In the wake of the election results—an outcome that once again underscored the deep divisions running through the United States—Ladd left a thoughtful message aimed at uniting a nation at odds with itself.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Quantum gravity, the latest framework uniting relativity and quantum mechanics, proposes that even space and time are not fundamental.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Conspiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspiring. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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