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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
In his first major action as N.C. Attorney General, Jeff Jackson has sued six property management companies and accused them of conspiring to keep rent prices above market rates.
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Zachery Eanes, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
This is not to say that these models are imminently about to conspire against humanity.
—Garrison Lovely, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
Pryor sued in October, accusing the NCAA, the Big Ten, Ohio State and Learfield of conspiring to violate antitrust law and unjustly enriching themselves.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Jan. 2025
In the suit, Sheel Seidler claims the brothers are conspiring to wrest away the rights of her and the couple’s three children to be the Padres’ primary decision-makers now and into the future.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
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Zachery Eanes, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
This is not to say that these models are imminently about to conspire against humanity.
—Garrison Lovely, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
Pryor sued in October, accusing the NCAA, the Big Ten, Ohio State and Learfield of conspiring to violate antitrust law and unjustly enriching themselves.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Jan. 2025
In the suit, Sheel Seidler claims the brothers are conspiring to wrest away the rights of her and the couple’s three children to be the Padres’ primary decision-makers now and into the future.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspire
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Paper maps of the area with at least two evacuation routes plotted.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Jan. 2025
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Like military tacticians planning an attack, challengers spend days, weeks, months, poring over maps, learning the layout, scouring for shortcuts and plotting their routes.—
Darryn King,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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In November, the Chicago Public Schools' Board of Education passed a resolution stating that schools would not cooperate with ICE in enforcing immigration laws.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Lawmakers from both parties, who passed the law in April, fear TikTok could cooperate with the Chinese government to use the app for spying or nefarious data collection.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
20 Jan. 2025
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Kudos on firing the assistant coaches as scape goats for the humiliating mistake of letting Xavier Mckinney walk away into an All-Pro season and forcing them to scheme around an unreliable Banks.—
Dan Duggan,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, Dougherty Valley hit timely shots and schemed Stokes into favorable one-on-one matchups.—
Nathan Canilao,
The Mercury News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Kennedy collaborated with designer Ethel Frankau for the look, which was accessorized with a matching cape and elbow-length gloves.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
20 Jan. 2025
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For that specific look, Crabb collaborated with a ceramic artist and an embroiderer who used vintage machinery to create a unique piece of couture.—
Monique Jessen,
People.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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Storytelling enables leaders to articulate that purpose in a way that unites their teams around common goals.—
Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Reverend Bryant, the minister of a predominantly Black congregation, mellow in private but fiery in the pulpit, unites a community in death as in life.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Conspire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspire. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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