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as in plotted
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 collaborated
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 conspired
Prosecutors allege the companies conspired for years to manipulate industry price benchmarks that influence wholesale egg prices nationwide.
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Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
30 June 2026
State prosecutors said Peters and a deputy clerk in 2021 conspired to turn off security cameras in the room where Mesa County's voting machines were stored and improperly granted access to an outside activist by stealing someone else’s identity.
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Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Speaking of history, Algeria likely would have advanced in the 1982 World Cup, but two teams conspired to keep that from happening.
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
28 June 2026
In the three months before the shooting, Nunes and her son conspired to kill her boyfriend, Zaytsev, and collect the proceeds from his life insurance policy, prosecutors said.
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Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
As the owner and operator of the medical billing company ACC-Q Data, LLC, Shah allegedly conspired with the owners and operators of DME companies to submit fraudulent claims, which resulted in Medicare paying more than $23 million.
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Angie Dimichele,
Sun Sentinel,
26 June 2026
In Guadalajara, only fate, the offside flag, and the excellence of goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi conspired to stop him scoring.
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Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Rincker and Falkner are alleged to have conspired with at least five others charged last week in coordinating the plot.
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Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
22 June 2026
Many forces conspired to push up prices, but disinvestment in public universities wasn’t one of them.
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Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
21 June 2026
Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
30 June 2026
State prosecutors said Peters and a deputy clerk in 2021 conspired to turn off security cameras in the room where Mesa County's voting machines were stored and improperly granted access to an outside activist by stealing someone else’s identity.
—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Speaking of history, Algeria likely would have advanced in the 1982 World Cup, but two teams conspired to keep that from happening.
—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
28 June 2026
In the three months before the shooting, Nunes and her son conspired to kill her boyfriend, Zaytsev, and collect the proceeds from his life insurance policy, prosecutors said.
—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
As the owner and operator of the medical billing company ACC-Q Data, LLC, Shah allegedly conspired with the owners and operators of DME companies to submit fraudulent claims, which resulted in Medicare paying more than $23 million.
—
Angie Dimichele,
Sun Sentinel,
26 June 2026
In Guadalajara, only fate, the offside flag, and the excellence of goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi conspired to stop him scoring.
—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Rincker and Falkner are alleged to have conspired with at least five others charged last week in coordinating the plot.
—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
22 June 2026
Many forces conspired to push up prices, but disinvestment in public universities wasn’t one of them.
—
Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspired
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The fair's conferences were held at the Art Institute, and on the current site of La Rabida Hospital was a recreation of the La Rabida convent in Spain, where Columbus plotted his voyages.
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It was plotted, police said, because Arnold suspected that two of the three men were responsible for stealing his property.
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Swift was a bridesmaid at both Lena Dunham’s intimate 2021 London wedding as well as the 2023 Jersey shore wedding of actress Margaret Qualley and Dunham’s ex, producer Jack Antonoff — with whom Swift has collaborated on myriad albums.
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For the project, Manzoni collaborated closely with LoveFrom, the collective led by former Apple chief design officer Jony Ive and industrial-design savant Marc Newson.
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Prosecutors detailed at least four games in which the defendants are alleged to have schemed to have Beasley manipulate individual game stats for the benefit of gamblers.
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The show centered on Lucy, a housewife who desperately wanted to be a star and often schemed ways to appear alongside her bandleader husband.
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Voters cooperated in a special election by approving Proposition 50 by a nearly 2 to 1 margin.
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All seven dioceses have cooperated with the AG's investigation, state officials said.
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Most opponents wore red, the color that has united grassroots organizations across the city against data centers.
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Different beliefs, different backgrounds, different cultures—but united by compassion and humanity.
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“Conspired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspired. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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