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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
British Major John Andre, who conspired with Benedict Arnold, was confined in this building shortly before his execution.
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Gary Stoller, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
The two men allegedly conspired to procure goods and technology from Sadeghi’s place of work and exported them and supplied them to Iran to Abedini’s Iranian company SDRA.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2024
Investigators believe the five individuals conspired to ambush and kill Mirshojae.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
There were no online classes scheduled, so my daughter and her friends conspired to spend the afternoon at the mall.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
But a series of seemingly unrelated policy changes, together with a revolution in how American businesses are structured, conspired to deliver a major tax advantage to the wealthy.
—Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 11 Dec. 2024
The absence of useful and specific data conspired to conceal this fact.
—Dolores Alvarado, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
The rival organization sued the NBA, arguing the league and its teams had unlawfully conspired to restrain the ability of players to play in another league during a part of the year when players were not playing NBA games.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Dec. 2024
The complaint alleged Blaire Fleming conspired with a player on Colorado State to influence the outcome of the game and have Fleming's teammate Brooke Slusser hit in the face with a ball during that game.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
Gary Stoller, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
The two men allegedly conspired to procure goods and technology from Sadeghi’s place of work and exported them and supplied them to Iran to Abedini’s Iranian company SDRA.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2024
Investigators believe the five individuals conspired to ambush and kill Mirshojae.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
There were no online classes scheduled, so my daughter and her friends conspired to spend the afternoon at the mall.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
But a series of seemingly unrelated policy changes, together with a revolution in how American businesses are structured, conspired to deliver a major tax advantage to the wealthy.
—Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 11 Dec. 2024
The absence of useful and specific data conspired to conceal this fact.
—Dolores Alvarado, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
The rival organization sued the NBA, arguing the league and its teams had unlawfully conspired to restrain the ability of players to play in another league during a part of the year when players were not playing NBA games.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Dec. 2024
The complaint alleged Blaire Fleming conspired with a player on Colorado State to influence the outcome of the game and have Fleming's teammate Brooke Slusser hit in the face with a ball during that game.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspired
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Aside from the welcome bottle of Champagne, the brands also collaborated on curating a property-wide selection of Krug Champagne across all of the resort's restaurants and bars, including tastings in the property's new wine cellar.—
Jillian Dara,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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In 2012, Kim Jones, the former Louis Vuitton men’s designer, collaborated with Kapital for the French label’s Spring/Summer 2013 collection.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Jan. 2025
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During an appearance on The Early Show, Simpson revealed that Johnson asked her parents permission to marry her, and had schemed out the proposal for some time.—
Gord Magill,
Newsweek,
21 Dec. 2024
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But Reddit users have advised her in the comments section to do the opposite, with some even suspecting that there was no other dress and that the bride schemed to wear her stepsister's dress all along.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
11 Dec. 2024
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During the Cold War, the United States and its allies cooperated on trade and security through mechanisms such as the Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls.—
Peter E. Harrell,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Dec. 2024
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Federal sources further clarified that Paul has not cooperated with authorities or struck any deal against Sean Combs.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
19 Dec. 2024
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“Conspired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspired. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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