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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
Rivera admitted in his plea agreement to conspiring with Barron.
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Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2024
The original, sweeping indictment used song lyrics and social media posts as evidence and charged 28 people with conspiring to violate Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.
—Charlotte Kramon, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
One of the players, Malaya Jones, has been accused of conspiring with San Jose State University's transgender player, Blaire Fleming, to influence the outcome of a game between the schools and hit Fleming's teammate, Brooke Slusser, in the face with a ball during a match.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2024
Canadian rapper Drake has taken his feud with rival Kendrick Lamar to the US court system, accusing record label Universal Music of conspiring to inflate the California hip-hop star’s streaming numbers and of defaming him, according to legal filings and media reports Tuesday.
—Afp, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
Commentary and opinions A huge bank pleaded guilty to conspiring to launder money.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
In the first case, he is accused of conspiring to subvert the 2020 election results.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
At the same time, prosecutors charged two Russian spies with conspiring to pay ten million dollars to a group of conservative American influencers.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Earlier this year, 10 young activists from the group Mother Nature Cambodia were sentenced to up to six years in prison, each on charges of conspiring against the state, a conviction that was condemned by opposition politicians in exile and prominent youth environmentalist Greta Thunberg.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2024
The original, sweeping indictment used song lyrics and social media posts as evidence and charged 28 people with conspiring to violate Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.
—Charlotte Kramon, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
One of the players, Malaya Jones, has been accused of conspiring with San Jose State University's transgender player, Blaire Fleming, to influence the outcome of a game between the schools and hit Fleming's teammate, Brooke Slusser, in the face with a ball during a match.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2024
Canadian rapper Drake has taken his feud with rival Kendrick Lamar to the US court system, accusing record label Universal Music of conspiring to inflate the California hip-hop star’s streaming numbers and of defaming him, according to legal filings and media reports Tuesday.
—Afp, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
Commentary and opinions A huge bank pleaded guilty to conspiring to launder money.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
In the first case, he is accused of conspiring to subvert the 2020 election results.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
At the same time, prosecutors charged two Russian spies with conspiring to pay ten million dollars to a group of conservative American influencers.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Earlier this year, 10 young activists from the group Mother Nature Cambodia were sentenced to up to six years in prison, each on charges of conspiring against the state, a conviction that was condemned by opposition politicians in exile and prominent youth environmentalist Greta Thunberg.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Conspiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspiring. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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