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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
Now, the same institutions once intimidated by authoritarian power have declared that a former commander-in-chief conspired to revoke the 2022 election, assassinate rivals, and eventually unleash street chaos to hold on to power.
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Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Verstappen Wins His Fifth WDC The combined pace of the McLarens and turmoil at Red Bull conspired to undermine this potential outcome.
—Rob Reed, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The duo were found to have conspired to defraud banks out of more than $30M over the course of a decade.
—Peter White, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2025
Instead, Warren, who was involved with another woman and facing severe financial hardship, conspired with 20-year-old Robert Ervin and 22-year-old Lamar Morris Suggs to kill Kinamore, prosecutors said.
—David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 29 Aug. 2025
Kim allegedly also conspired with Yoon to receive 270 million won worth of opinion polls data for free from around June 2021 to around March 2022, according to the authorities.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
As discussed, this level of abundant oxygen is a very late feature on the surface of our planet, appearing only in the age of animals, once tectonics and life conspired to bury enough carbon in the crust below.
—Peter Brannen, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
Lewis-Martin and the city's deputy commissioner for real estate services, Jesse Hamilton, are alleged in the third indictment to have conspired to fast-track development projects in exchange for renovations on their homes.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
Some of the unethical behavior Michaels is alleged to have conspired on with producers included restricting contestants' calorie intakes to dangerous levels, administering caffeine pills, and withholding both medical treatment and medications from some contestants.
—Ryan Coleman Published, EW.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Verstappen Wins His Fifth WDC The combined pace of the McLarens and turmoil at Red Bull conspired to undermine this potential outcome.
—Rob Reed, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The duo were found to have conspired to defraud banks out of more than $30M over the course of a decade.
—Peter White, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2025
Instead, Warren, who was involved with another woman and facing severe financial hardship, conspired with 20-year-old Robert Ervin and 22-year-old Lamar Morris Suggs to kill Kinamore, prosecutors said.
—David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 29 Aug. 2025
Kim allegedly also conspired with Yoon to receive 270 million won worth of opinion polls data for free from around June 2021 to around March 2022, according to the authorities.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
As discussed, this level of abundant oxygen is a very late feature on the surface of our planet, appearing only in the age of animals, once tectonics and life conspired to bury enough carbon in the crust below.
—Peter Brannen, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
Lewis-Martin and the city's deputy commissioner for real estate services, Jesse Hamilton, are alleged in the third indictment to have conspired to fast-track development projects in exchange for renovations on their homes.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
Some of the unethical behavior Michaels is alleged to have conspired on with producers included restricting contestants' calorie intakes to dangerous levels, administering caffeine pills, and withholding both medical treatment and medications from some contestants.
—Ryan Coleman Published, EW.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspired
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But as Newsom and his allies plotted how to respond to the Lone Star State, two Bay Area counties had already planned to hold off-cycle elections in November.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Another restructure is being plotted, with a meeting scheduled next week to discuss plans.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Moor, best known in Europe for his lush grading work on Cannes titles such as Tran Anh Hung’s The Taste of Things and Gilles Lellouche’s Beating Hearts, has long collaborated with Cutting Edge co-founder Matthieu Laclau, the French editor celebrated for his decade of work with Jia Zhangke.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Sep. 2025
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The beavers and the engineers collaborated asynchronously.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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If the Clippers schemed with Aspiration to pay Leonard, then the NBA would issue severe punishments.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Jones’ limitations aren’t going away, but his can be schemed around, which was less the case with Richardson.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Authorities say Twiggs has cooperated with investigators.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Throughout the one-hour rescue operation, the whale stayed calm and cooperated, the Sea World Foundation told Storyful.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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In an interview, Allouche said that they were united in faith, a love for Israel, and a belief in American values.—
Shawn Raymundo,
AZCentral.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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Held in Los Angeles, the camp united a lineup of emerging and established talent, including Paulina B, Celimar, Amanda Coronel, Delilah, Lupita Infante, Michelle Maciel, Karen Moon and Ashlee Valenzuela.—
Griselda Flores,
Billboard,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Conspired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspired. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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