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as in to plot
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 to cooperate
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 conspire
He was released from an 18-year prison sentence for conspiring to violently stop Congress' role in the transfer of power.
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CBS News, 26 Jan. 2025
Ulbricht, 40, had been serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole since 2015, after he was convicted in federal court on seven charges that included distributing narcotics and conspiring to commit computer hacking.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2025
How seldom the original vision is preserved, how many egos — often with the best of intentions — conspire to distort it.
—New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The Venezuelan government regularly accuses members of the opposition and foreign detainees of conspiring with the U.S. to commit terrorism.
—Trevor Hunnicutt and Julia Symmes Cobb, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
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CBS News, 26 Jan. 2025
Ulbricht, 40, had been serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole since 2015, after he was convicted in federal court on seven charges that included distributing narcotics and conspiring to commit computer hacking.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2025
How seldom the original vision is preserved, how many egos — often with the best of intentions — conspire to distort it.
—New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The Venezuelan government regularly accuses members of the opposition and foreign detainees of conspiring with the U.S. to commit terrorism.
—Trevor Hunnicutt and Julia Symmes Cobb, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
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Used to ruthlessly controlling everything and everyone around him whatever the cost, Marcos is also secretly plotting a big decision on his daughter’s behalf.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
7 Feb. 2025
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The 28-year-old Houston native was taken into custody for conspiring with ISIS web designers to plot a mass casualty attack against a Houston Jewish installation.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Homan, meanwhile, said the city's sanctuary laws were still in the way of ICE agents as local law enforcement is not allowed to cooperate with them on civil enforcement matters like immigration violations, something Adams wants to see changed under the city's laws.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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After that, the investigators, no longer undercover, attempted an unannounced inspection of the gift room but were denied entry by the Law Department, which the report notes is a violation of the municipal code that requires all city employees to cooperate with OIG inquiries.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2025
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Spags did a masterful job of scheming against Buffalo’s fourth-and-short plays no matter what anyone thinks of that review, but the Eagles’ tush-push is in a category by itself.—
Hank Gola,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2025
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Smith has said politics played no part in his decisions and the evidence his team gathered was sufficient for Trump to have been convicted at trial on charges of scheming to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.—
Stephen Groves,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2025
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The two have collaborated on the RFK Stadium bill and see eye-to-eye on priorities like tackling crime.—
Cuneyt Dil,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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Earlier this year, Lee collaborated with Japanese men’s brand, Scye, on a collection that featured the Loco Jacket also made with Jelt Denim.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
11 Feb. 2025
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Fox’s score bug At least Fox discovered one thing that united the nation: a universal hatred of its Super Bowl score bug.—
Paul Sullivan,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2025
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But, as White has telegraphed in interviews, the uniting theme is also the least conducive to the juicy schadenfreude that’s animated the previous installments.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Conspire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspire. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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