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as in complicity
a secret agreement or cooperation between two parties for an illegal or dishonest purpose
a conspiracy among the leading manufacturers to fix prices
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as in scheme
a secret plan for accomplishing evil or unlawful ends
several generals were engaged in a conspiracy to overthrow the government
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Recent Examples of conspiracy
She was sentenced to six years and five months in prison for conspiracy to commit a crime, drug trafficking, manufacturing, or possession of narcotics.
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Nathaly Triana, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
Victoria Goodwin was arrested Thursday, according to online inmate records from Nevada’s Clark County, and arraigned on charges of solicitation of murder and conspiracy murder.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
The conversation then veered into another favorite topic in conspiracy circles: the JFK assassination.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
Ramos pleaded guilty to conspiracy to encourage and induce, bring in, transport, and harbor aliens on Oct. 4, 2024.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2025
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Nathaly Triana, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
Victoria Goodwin was arrested Thursday, according to online inmate records from Nevada’s Clark County, and arraigned on charges of solicitation of murder and conspiracy murder.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
The conversation then veered into another favorite topic in conspiracy circles: the JFK assassination.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
Ramos pleaded guilty to conspiracy to encourage and induce, bring in, transport, and harbor aliens on Oct. 4, 2024.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspiracy
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Last Word is officially launching as its first series, Mafia: Most Wanted, launches on Crave on Friday (March 7).—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2025
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Law enforcement authorities considered Torres, 59, the most powerful Mexican Mafia member in the San Fernando Valley and a key figure behind Los Angeles County jail rackets occurring at the time of his death on July 6, 2023.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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Since World War II, the country has had a tricky time confronting the question of what to do about the complicity of those who came before.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2025
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This vision has been rendered impossible by Hamas's reign of terror and widespread Gazan civilian complicity.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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The military declares martial law in the town as Daniels and his fellow scientists race to develop a cure, even as the nefarious McClintock schemes to bomb Cedar Creek to smithereens to contain the virus.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
14 Mar. 2025
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The White Van is a kinetic heist thriller following a troubled young woman who is lured into a criminal scheme that leaves her wanted for bank robbery and hunted by a corrupt cop who doesn’t want justice – but wants the money for himself.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in a case in which Mexico is suing U.S. gun companies to cover the cost of dealing with Mexican gang and cartel violence.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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People in Sweden see these gang shootings and are incredibly alarmed and afraid of them.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Most notably, the revelation of collusion to fix commissions by Sotheby’s and Christie’s in the late 1990s, which undermined both companies.—
Terry W. Hartle,
The Christian Science Monitor,
5 Mar. 2025
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Its technology enables gaming businesses to detect collusion, for example, and supports fintechs and other credit providers when lending to customers for the first time.—
David Prosser,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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None of this has been decisively refuted or permanently canceled, but the plot lines have run into complications.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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Imagine a system that, every so often, interrupts a predictable rotation with a track a listener might never choose on their own—a musical plot twist that adds a pinch of unpredictability but doesn’t force mismatches.—
Seth Yudof,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2025
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That headline is just the tip of the iceberg of a heist syndicate targeting Nike sneakers, according to an eye-opening Los Angeles Times story connecting 10 thefts over the last year.—
Ian Servantes for Footwear News,
Robb Report,
28 Feb. 2025
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These heists are believed to be connected to an international crime syndicate based in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, the complaint says.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2025
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The arrests were part of wide-ranging Establishment attacks on the new generation of pop stars in Britain at the time, done through connivance with informers and a hostile conservative media.—
Bill Wyman,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2025
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Of course, this was done with the connivance of politicians.—
Vera Bergengruen/Buenos Aires,
TIME,
23 May 2024
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“Conspiracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspiracy. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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