conspire
verb (used without object)
to agree together, especially secretly, to do something wrong, evil, or illegal.
conspired
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past participleof conspire.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof conspire.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
conspireverb (used without object)to agree together, especially secretly, to do something wrong, evil, or illegal.
Example Sentences
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All that has conspired to produce a World Cup that is struggling to catch on with the public.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
The Iran war, soaring jet-fuel prices, and the soccer World Cup have all conspired to make domestic travel in the U.S. incredibly pricey.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
The four firms allegedly conspired to roughly double container prices between 2019 and 2021, resulting in roughly a hundredfold increase to their profits, the DOJ said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
The Justice Department indicted four shipping container manufacturers, alleging that they conspired to restrict the output and fix prices of shipping containers for at least four years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Sumac squawked and bobbed his head up and down once more in agreement, as if the two of them had conspired to bring me there.
From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis
