conspire
verb
con·spire
kən-ˈspī(-ə)r 
conspired; conspiring
1
a
: to join in a secret agreement to do an unlawful or wrongful act or an act which becomes unlawful as a result of the secret agreement
accused of conspiring to overthrow the government
conspired to monopolize and restrict trade
b
: scheme
2
: to act in harmony toward a common end
Circumstances conspired to defeat his efforts.
… the sun and the wind conspired to make splinters out of solid wood.—
B. J. Oliphant
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Examples of conspire in a Sentence
conspired to replace the leader with someone more easily influenced
foul weather and airline foul-ups seemed to be conspiring to ruin our vacation
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He is also charged with conspiring to overturn the election.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 22 May 2024
While working at a law firm in Lagos in 2013, Ms. Adeoye was part of a team that supplied legal services to 14 men accused of conspiring to murder police officers.
—Ogar Monday, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2024
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Lauren Peller, ABC News, 22 May 2024
While working at a law firm in Lagos in 2013, Ms. Adeoye was part of a team that supplied legal services to 14 men accused of conspiring to murder police officers.
—Ogar Monday, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2024
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conspire
verb
con·spire
kən-ˈspī(ə)r
conspired; conspiring
1
: to agree secretly to do an unlawful act : plot
conspiring to overthrow the dictator
2
: to act together
delays and the weather conspired to spoil our vacation
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