Thesaurus results for CONSPIRING

conspiring

verb

present participle of conspire

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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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 Joseph Sanberg, co-founder of the company, pleaded guilty in October to federal charges of conspiring to bilk investors out of $248 million and on June 1 was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Finley’s breakout was the 2017 dark comedy Thoroughbreds, in which Olivia Cooke and Anya Taylor-Joy play high-schoolers conspiring to kill an abusive stepfather. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026 The government has also investigated Tim Walz, Jacob Frey, and Keith Ellison for conspiring to impede federal immigration enforcement; subpoenas demanding information from them were blocked by a federal judge earlier this summer. — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 Both men pleaded guilty in March to conspiring to possess methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it. — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 Miller was accused, along with his former Chief Financial Officer Anosh Ahmed, of conspiring to accept checks and money transfers from Suhail in exchange for the award of contracts and other hospital business to Suhail’s companies. — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 Daniel Gerardo Torres, 55, received a 21-month sentence after pleading guilty to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026 The illicit activity came to light in 2023, when the former Harvard Medical School morgue manager was indicted for conspiring to steal body parts from cadavers donated to the Boston institution and sell them on the black market. — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 Vallow is currently serving multiple life sentences for murdering her two youngest children and conspiring to kill several others, including her fourth husband and her first husband’s previous wife. — Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Aug. 2026

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Proper later allegedly admitted to plotting the UFC 250 attack and described it in full to the FBI, according to the criminal complaint.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
For now, Fearn seems less focused on plotting out a career and more interested in chasing whatever catches his attention next.

— Wengel Gemu, Vanity Fair, 27 Aug. 2026

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Steel grilled Hester about breaking the rules to communicate with Grant, the other cooperating witness, while the two were locked up.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Prosecutors noted Wong shared Law’s online petition urging digital forensic companies to stop cooperating with police on Facebook after the security law took effect.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of cooperating

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While Murdy notes that Barker is supportive of the approach and collaborating with the team, it was questioned whether a character many see as a target of assault and manipulation would make an appropriate scare actor.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
The Armenian Lebanese interior designer began collaborating with the company in 2020 and most recently enhanced the firm’s Piano Nobile within its historic Via Montenapoleone 23 address in 2024.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of collaborating

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Data center backlash is also uniting people from across the political spectrum ahead of the midterm elections.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
At home several center-right parties initially declined to join his coalition, illustrating the challenge of uniting the broader Brazilian right behind his candidacy.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026

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