Thesaurus results for CONSPIRED

conspired

verb

past tense of conspire

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 Bell already owned a chunk of Sphere Media, which in turn owned a majority in Sphere Abacus, and with Bell the new owner, fate had now conspired around Heated Rivalry. —

Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 May 2026 That exchange and more than a dozen others landed in court records alleging Zheng, Kelly, and a third co-conspirator, Tommy Shad English, 53, of Atlanta, conspired to commit smuggling and export control violations in March 2026. —

Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 13 May 2026 The federal corruption probe The indictment alleges that Williamson conspired with former Becerra chief of staff Sean McCluskie and lobbyist Greg Campbell to funnel money to McCluskie in the form of a no-show job for his wife. —

Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026 The three men allegedly conspired to kidnap and rob people of their cryptocurrency in San Francisco, San Jose, Sunnyvale and Los Angeles, the office said. —

Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026 Prosecutors alleged Julie conspired with O’Donnell to kill Michael and paid him to carry out the plan, CBS News reported. —

Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026 The universe has conspired to give me the proper perspective. —

Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026 Venezuela contends the Americans and Europeans conspired to cheat their country out of the land. —

ABC News, 4 May 2026 Recent search warrants allege that friends of Biffle conspired to steal his wealth after his death. —

Joe Marusak may 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026

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Historic Palmetto cemetery vandalized, deputies say Old Memphis Cemetery is tied to Palmetto’s historic Memphis neighborhood, which was originally plotted in 1904, according to a state historical marker at the site.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
The move stemmed from his frustration at the prosecution of former Brazilian leader and one-time ally Jair Bolsonaro, who allegedly plotted a coup to stay in office after losing the 2022 election to Lula.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 7 May 2026