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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
The document states that Council conspired with others to take unauthorized control of the @SECGov X account through a SIM-swapping attack.
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Javier Bastardo, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
The suspect, Eric Council, allegedly conspired with others to gain access to the SEC’s account with the goal of causing Bitcoin’s value to jump.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 18 Oct. 2024
From October 2022 to September 2023 Herrera Garcia and other defendants conspired to sell drugs out of the day care center, prosecutors said.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
This overarching charge alleges Madigan’s political operation was an enterprise and that both Madigan and McClain conspired to commit a number of overt criminal acts, such as bribery or wire fraud, in furtherance of the goals of the enterprise.
—Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 7 Oct. 2024
Flash flooding from creeks and rivers conspired with Appalachian mudslides to sweep away scores of people, destroy homes and businesses, collapse roads and devastate entire communities.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
The impetus for Rule 21 was the Chicago Black Sox scandal of 1919, when players on that team conspired with gamblers to throw the World Series.
—David Hill, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
In March, the National Association of Realtors agreed to a $418 million settlement in an antitrust lawsuit where a federal jury found the organization and several large real-estate brokerages had conspired to artificially inflate agent commissions on the sale and purchase of real estate.
—Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
Here, the defendants allegedly conspired with co-conspirators to negotiate exclusive contracts for sanctioning rights to host Cup Series races.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Javier Bastardo, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
The suspect, Eric Council, allegedly conspired with others to gain access to the SEC’s account with the goal of causing Bitcoin’s value to jump.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 18 Oct. 2024
From October 2022 to September 2023 Herrera Garcia and other defendants conspired to sell drugs out of the day care center, prosecutors said.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
This overarching charge alleges Madigan’s political operation was an enterprise and that both Madigan and McClain conspired to commit a number of overt criminal acts, such as bribery or wire fraud, in furtherance of the goals of the enterprise.
—Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 7 Oct. 2024
Flash flooding from creeks and rivers conspired with Appalachian mudslides to sweep away scores of people, destroy homes and businesses, collapse roads and devastate entire communities.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
The impetus for Rule 21 was the Chicago Black Sox scandal of 1919, when players on that team conspired with gamblers to throw the World Series.
—David Hill, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
In March, the National Association of Realtors agreed to a $418 million settlement in an antitrust lawsuit where a federal jury found the organization and several large real-estate brokerages had conspired to artificially inflate agent commissions on the sale and purchase of real estate.
—Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
Here, the defendants allegedly conspired with co-conspirators to negotiate exclusive contracts for sanctioning rights to host Cup Series races.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Conspired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspired. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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