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as in to ignore
to secretly sympathize with or pretend ignorance of something improper or unlawful
the principal connived at all the school absences that were recorded on the day of the city's celebration of its Super Bowl victory
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as in to plot
to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends
suspects that his coworkers are conniving to get him fired
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Benji’s older brother, Tom (Jack Reynor), is an blowhard bro barely kept in line by his conniving wife, Abby (Dakota Fanning).
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024
On House of the Dragon Needham plays another conniving character, Master of Whispers, Larys Strong.
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Sonoya Mizuno
Sonoya Mizuno's big-screen debut was in the cinematic juggernaut that was 2014's Ex Machina (above).
—Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2024
The confirmation that Lady Ochiba was more or less a prisoner in Edo shows just how conniving Toranaga can be.
—Jesse Raub, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2024
Daemon is one of the most clever, cunning and conniving characters in House of the Dragon, who always seems to have the upper hand.
—Skyler Trepel, Peoplemag, 28 July 2024
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024
On House of the Dragon Needham plays another conniving character, Master of Whispers, Larys Strong.
13 of 15
Sonoya Mizuno
Sonoya Mizuno's big-screen debut was in the cinematic juggernaut that was 2014's Ex Machina (above).
—Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2024
The confirmation that Lady Ochiba was more or less a prisoner in Edo shows just how conniving Toranaga can be.
—Jesse Raub, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2024
Daemon is one of the most clever, cunning and conniving characters in House of the Dragon, who always seems to have the upper hand.
—Skyler Trepel, Peoplemag, 28 July 2024
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“Connive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/connive. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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