conspired

past tense of conspire

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of conspired 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 Federal officials allege that all five Hartford residents conspired to kidnap a man and hold him for ransom in January. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2026 Prosecutors argued Lil Durk conspired with five members of his Only the Family (OTF) collective to kill Tyquian Bowman, alias Quando Rondo. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspired
Verb
  • Prosecutors say Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi’s 2023 killing stemmed from a dispute over a luxury apartment, alleging her ex-husband, his father and his brother plotted her death.
    — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Even as the list has now slimmed down to six titles, the breadth of the places plotted out on the short list remains capacious as ever.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Roberts collaborated with renowned flute player Katisse Buckingham, who played jazz flute and Tim Loo, who assembled a group of musicians.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Designers such as Jean-Paul Gaultier and Matières Fécales’ Hannah Rose Dalton and Steven Raj Bhaskaran — who have recently collaborated with Louboutin — also joined to show support for the shoe master.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Saudi Arabia does not have formal diplomatic ties with Israel, but the countries have long cooperated on security and intelligence matters through alternative channels.
    — DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The semi driver was not injured and has cooperated with the investigation.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Tkachuk bothers have united in Florida, which could give the league a marketing opportunity that breaks through to more casual sports fans who don’t follow the NHL on a regular basis.
    — Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • And recent independent polling shows that the measure does appeal strongly to Republicans — but not Democrats, who are united in opposition.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Conspired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspired. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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