conspiring

verb

present participle of conspire
1
as in plotting
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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2
as in cooperating
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 conspiring Federal prosecutors accused Maduro of conspiring with his wife to torture individuals who were held in Venezuelan prisons, according to a criminal indictment unsealed last week. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 Argumedo and eight others are charged with conspiring to commit extortion, murder and other crimes in Pomona, a city of 150,000 that has struggled to shed its reputation as a Mexican Mafia stronghold. — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 Lemon was charged with conspiring to interfere with religious rights and violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2026 His captors threatened to kill him and accused him of conspiring against Maduro. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026 The other, a Floridian named Ping Li, was sentenced to four years in November 2024 for conspiring to act as an agent of the Chinese government without notification to the Attorney General. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 6 Oct. 2026 In December 1988, Jim Bakker was indicted for fraud and conspiring to defraud churchgoers of $158 million. — Ronnie Glassberg, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026 My interview with Altman had been arranged weeks earlier, just as the first revelations emerged about swarms of rogue AI agents conspiring to hack websites. — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026 Urker’s passing follows Blanchard’s 2016 conviction of conspiring with former boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn to murder her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspiring
  1. plotting
  2. cooperating
  3. collaborating
  4. uniting
Verb
  • Her character has a romantic tension with Dennison, and despite plotting an affair, the pair only flirt and never act on it.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
  • With the children’s television landscape evolving from the bright sitcom-style of Nickelodeon and Disney Channel shows, a veteran director of the genre is plotting his own course, while still working in the children’s entertainment space.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of plotting
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  • The three countries are also cooperating on an initiative to safeguard freedom of navigation in the Black Sea, which Bulgaria Prime Minister Radev plans to present to the European Union this week.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026
  • With less than three months left in this term, our time is better spent implementing the Civil Grand Jury's recommendations and cooperating fully with the State Controller's audit.
    — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of cooperating
Verb
  • How did Dill sign up after collaborating with the directors on Free Solo?
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The school’s Medical Club began this year collaborating with the Health Career Collaborative’s Chicago chapter and Loyola University medical students to mentor students on different health topics and career pathways.
    — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of collaborating
Verb
  • Lee said Chow’s films had always crossed language and cultural lines, uniting audiences through his mix of action, comedy and heart.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
  • This time, the growing movement is uniting families like the Bourrées around the dinner table, with parents, teachers, and even local lawmakers joining the protests.
    — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of uniting

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“Conspiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspiring. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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