- present participle of conspire.
conspiring
Example Sentences
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“I’m hoping that you would, especially since you’re a decent man, Dale, that you would prevail upon whoever is conspiring to resurrect the Confederacy to remove this thing,” the 86-year-old Fraser said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Peters, 70, was convicted on multiple criminal counts, four of them felonies, for conspiring to let an unauthorized person access supposedly compromised voting equipment.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Peters was convicted on several charges including attempting to influence a public servant, violating her elections duty and conspiring to commit criminal impersonation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
All three, who live in London, are charged with conspiring together - and "with others" - to damage property by fire between 1 April and 13 May 2025.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
The case involved Indiana citizens convicted by a military tribunal of conspiring to aid the Confederacy during the war.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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