conspires

verb

present tense third-person singular of conspire
1
as in plots
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 collaborates
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 conspires Plots and machinations have been set in motion in King’s Landing as well, where Alicent conspires against her own sons, sending Aemond out of the city and paving the way for Rhaenyra to take the city. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 Everything—the light, the salt, the slowness—conspires to shift your inner tempo. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 Perhaps that’s why Irish actor Colm Meaney has been called in to play the proprietor of a convenience store who, in short order, conspires to get Cameron a job alongside Tova, asks Tova out on a date, and is forever giving away coffee and other goods. — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2026 Instead, Figaro conspires with the Countess to up-end the Count’s scheme and humiliate him. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026 His cabinet, meanwhile, conspires to remove their own children from any ballot, before coldly decreeing that kids from the worst performing schools should be sent away with the 456. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 5 Dec. 2025 After a lifetime of abuse from his master, Riff Raff conspires to start a coup with Magenta, his sister. — Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspires
  1. plots
  2. collaborates
  3. schemes
  4. cooperates
  5. unites
Verb
  • Despite his rakish lifestyle, Don Juan falls in love with innocent Adriana, infuriating the envious Lucrezia Borgia (Estelle Taylor), who plots to ruin the young lovers’ nascent romance.
    — Air Mail, Air Mail, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Plus, the Office of Science and Technology Policy plots a venture capital-like model for the scientific grant process.
    — Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 23 July 2026
Definition of plots
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  • Film Independent also collaborates with other Los Angeles arts nonprofits.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In addition to the Formula One series, Glenfiddich also collaborates with Aston Martin's road car division on ultra-premium vintage releases aimed at collectors.
    — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of collaborates
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  • Marty, who was loosely based on real-life ping-pong legend Marty Reisman, schemes his way to competitions across the globe and hustles for pocket cash.
    — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Joy Randolph, follows a desperate gallery owner (Portman) who schemes to sell a dead man as art at Art Basel in Miami.
    — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
Definition of schemes
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  • There were 223 seats at the Lee’s Summit restaurant, not all of them in use, like the 24 in the open-air patio or at the two bars — one that expands into a third outdoor patio for when the weather cooperates.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026
  • If the weather cooperates, the possibilities are endless — hiking, surfing, sunbathing, strolling, gazing at the stars in the sky.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 31 July 2026
Definition of cooperates
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  • The venture unites Silver Media Group with Chris John, longtime Indonesian TV executive Harun Kurniawan and Koollab Studios as co-production partners.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026
  • College sports even unites Trump with the Senate majority leader he’s soured on lately; John Thune is a former college basketball player.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of unites

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