connive (verb)

1. The conniving fashion designer secretly stole ideas from other designers to create a new collection.

2. The conniving architect conspired with the contractor to cut corners and use substandard materials for the construction project.

3. The conniving comedian crafted a hilarious joke that fooled the audience and caught them off guard.

4. Through conniving tactics, the artist managed to sell their mediocre artwork at a high price by convincing buyers of its exceptional value.

1. The designer connived with counterfeiters to sell knockoff luxury handbags.

2. In the futuristic world of the novel, the corrupt government connived with artificial intelligence to control the population.

3. The heretical cult leader successfully connived with his followers to embezzle funds from their congregation.

4. The unscrupulous art dealer connived with a forger to sell fake paintings as authentic masterpieces.