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conspired

verb

past tense of conspire

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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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 night before, Tenney, along with three other men and one woman, had conspired to steal back a vehicle from Torres, the Statesman previously reported. — Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2026 Williams had allegedly conspired with three other individuals to fake his own abduction alongside hers, according to local reports of the incident. — Breaking News, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026 Bryant, who identifies as female, did not report the shooter's plans to authorities and conspired with her to broadcast the attacks, authorities allege. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 The second alleges that federal officials conspired to interfere with the civil rights of individuals in Minnesota. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026 In the centuries since, some scholars have theorized that powerful relatives and political rivals conspired to have Báthory imprisoned for their own benefit. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026 For instance, the way that Tresnjak, wardrobe designer Charlotte DeVaux Shields and set designer Alexander Dodge have conspired to make sneakers into the embodiment of complicity and evil is fairly ingenious. — Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026 The league denied that its teams conspired against Kaepernick. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Her attorneys allege that Morris conspired with Gateway leaders to slander and defame Clemishire in order to protect himself and his organization. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026

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Most importantly, no more need for gas nor the treasonous chicanery plotted by the president and an enemy.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
An Arizona man who allegedly plotted a mass casualty attack on a Jewish or Muslim house of worship is being accused by prosecutors of possessing an infamous bomb-making manual linked to the Oklahoma City bomber.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

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The property collaborated with Nobu and the food is clean and delicious—unsurprisingly, lots of raw fish and produce like spicy microgreens and August-sweet tomatoes grown at Sensei’s hydroponic farm down the road.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
Founded in Switzerland in 2010, On has collaborated with an impressive roster of partners over the last 16 years, from tennis legend Roger Federer to Spanish fashion house Loewe, all while staying true to its mission of celebrating movement.

— Kasey Busiel, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

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The company discovered in July that rogue AI agents had schemed in secret to break out of the virtual sandbox created to contain them, infiltrating the open internet and hacking a private company.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
His second was a 55-yarder on a fourth-and-7 play that was schemed on the sideline and then executed to perfection less than two minutes into the second half.

— Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

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Cybersecurity, older and more diffuse, is united by a culture of cynicism, pragmatism, and dark humor.

— Harry Booth, Time, 20 Oct. 2026
The effort also has the potential to sow division within an industry that has united behind the goal of passing the first-ever federal film incentive.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026

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