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as in to plot
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 to cooperate
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 conspire
After two lengthy days of questioning, a jury has been selected in the bribery trial of Democratic state Sen. Emil Jones III, who is accused of conspiring to accept $5,000 and other perks from a red-light camera company executive in exchange for his help with legislation in Springfield.
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Vallow Daybell, who was convicted of killing her two youngest children and conspiring to murder the wife of her fifth husband, Chad Daybell, is accused in Arizona of conspiring to murder Vallow.
—CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
Opening statements are set to begin Monday in the murder conspiracy trial of Lori Vallow Daybell, the Idaho mother who has already been convicted of killing her two youngest children and conspiring to kill her husband's first wife.
—Miguel Torres, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Howard’s agent, Charles Briscoe, had conspired with Darden, which gave Howard more of a reason to believe the transactions were legitimate.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Vallow Daybell, who was convicted of killing her two youngest children and conspiring to murder the wife of her fifth husband, Chad Daybell, is accused in Arizona of conspiring to murder Vallow.
—CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
Opening statements are set to begin Monday in the murder conspiracy trial of Lori Vallow Daybell, the Idaho mother who has already been convicted of killing her two youngest children and conspiring to kill her husband's first wife.
—Miguel Torres, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Howard’s agent, Charles Briscoe, had conspired with Darden, which gave Howard more of a reason to believe the transactions were legitimate.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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Less than a month into the job, Trump and the Japanese Prime Minister plotted their response to a North Korean missile launch in the open-air patio of Mar a Lago, photos of which ended up on Facebook.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
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Charity workers had plotted the heights and weights of Daasanach children on World Health Organization charts—the same ones our pediatrician used to monitor my daughter’s growth—and determined that more than two-thirds of the kids were malnourished.—
Manvir Singh,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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Other mothers told me that some of their darkest moments came when their own body didn’t cooperate.—
Jessica Slice,
The Atlantic,
14 Apr. 2025
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If his health cooperates and his development continues, Fashanu could be a huge part of the Jets’ future.—
Nick Baumgardner,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Kiffin often schemed open the first read, and Dart operated almost entirely out of the shotgun.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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That is complicit with scheming orchestrated by politicized bureaucrats.—
Jack Fowler,
National Review,
7 Apr. 2025
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The artist collaborated with organizers at the foundation to plan the sweeping showcase of his work.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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Uchis also took the oppurtunity to thank Jennie for inviting her to collaborate on Ruby.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
13 Apr. 2025
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Republican leaders in the House worked to unite their divided party behind the budget plan this week before Congress leaves town for a two-week recess.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2025
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California has 43 Democratic House members, who tend to be united in questioning the Trump tariff policies.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Conspire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspire. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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