as in traitors
a person who is involved in a secret plan to do something harmful or illegal; a person who is involved in a conspiracy
The conspirators were caught in a web of lies that eventually led to their undoing.
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Recent Examples of conspirators
The documents in question include eight emails with either the sender or recipient blacked out, a draft indictment of Epstein with the names of potential co-conspirators obscured and a 2019 email that mentions several co-conspirators whose names were redacted.
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Daniel Ruetenik,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
In Finkelstein’s case, the indictment not only highlights the cardiologist but also lists two unnamed co-conspirators, one from Broward County and the other from Palm Beach County.
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Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Rouse said Zajko did not act alone but added that officials don't know who her alleged co-conspirators were.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
According to a criminal complaint document filed in the Western District of Missouri Sunday, Rincker reportedly accepted $1,200 from Alvarez to disperse the cash to other co-conspirators.
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Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
23 June 2026
Between 1999 and 2002, tax shelter transactions implemented by the defendants and their co-conspirators generated billions of dollars in non-economic or paper tax losses that were used to offset actual income or gain recognized by the firm’s clients.
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Bruce Brumberg,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The laboratory also paid Lopez and her family about $335,000 for referrals for the fraudulent tests, which prosecutors said Lopez used to pay co-conspirators or spent at a casino.
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Andrea Klick,
Daily News,
23 June 2026
After Epstein's arrest in July 2019, federal prosecutors in New York included Groff in a list of potential co-conspirators and sent her a subpoena.
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Lauren Peller,
ABC News,
23 June 2026
The five co-conspirators appeared to have been motivated by antigovernment ideology, authorities said.
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Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Daniel Ruetenik,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
In Finkelstein’s case, the indictment not only highlights the cardiologist but also lists two unnamed co-conspirators, one from Broward County and the other from Palm Beach County.
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Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Rouse said Zajko did not act alone but added that officials don't know who her alleged co-conspirators were.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
According to a criminal complaint document filed in the Western District of Missouri Sunday, Rincker reportedly accepted $1,200 from Alvarez to disperse the cash to other co-conspirators.
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Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
23 June 2026
Between 1999 and 2002, tax shelter transactions implemented by the defendants and their co-conspirators generated billions of dollars in non-economic or paper tax losses that were used to offset actual income or gain recognized by the firm’s clients.
—
Bruce Brumberg,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The laboratory also paid Lopez and her family about $335,000 for referrals for the fraudulent tests, which prosecutors said Lopez used to pay co-conspirators or spent at a casino.
—
Andrea Klick,
Daily News,
23 June 2026
After Epstein's arrest in July 2019, federal prosecutors in New York included Groff in a list of potential co-conspirators and sent her a subpoena.
—
Lauren Peller,
ABC News,
23 June 2026
The five co-conspirators appeared to have been motivated by antigovernment ideology, authorities said.
—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspirators
traitors
Noun
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Just one more thing … this organization does not tolerate traitors!
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Keep your actual and suspected traitors closer – the non-loyal, uncommitted, secretive, suspicious, dishonest, deceitful, chronically negative, and regularly undermining.
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“Conspirators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspirators. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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