counterconspiracies

noun

variants or counter-conspiracies
plural of counterconspiracy
as in counterplots

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  1. machinations
  2. intrigues
  3. schemes
  4. conspiracies
  5. plots
  6. designs
Noun
  • These Wall Street jesters are ascending at a moment when there’s immense interest in the machinations of finance firms and rainmakers.
    — Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Through Toinette’s machinations and Beralde’s subtle plans, show business itself becomes the day-saving tool in The Imaginary Invalid.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of machinations
Noun
  • However, work stalled at the 60th floor and was paused for several years, with multiple reports naming palace intrigues and purges by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as the cause for the delay.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The series has always moved at a deliberate pace, allowing the characters’ social battles and romantic intrigues to simmer.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of intrigues
Noun
  • The prevalence of money laundering schemes is an indication to Hall that more regulations are needed to address retail theft.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Bill Essayli traded barbs at dueling healthcare fraud news conferences in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday morning, sniping at each other over billions lost to benefits schemes and the increasingly politicized efforts to stop them.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of schemes
Noun
  • Local elections officials would also have to verify voters’ citizenship using government data and publish reports, which critics say bolsters conspiracies about voter integrity and undermines confidence in elections.
    — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • What always entertains me so much about those types of conspiracies is that reality is just as crazy.
    — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of conspiracies
Noun
  • Beneath the spy plots, then, is a fond portrait of a group of people held in perpetual disgrace for their shortcomings, and thus forced to find individual paths to redemption.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Montanez noted that the case appears to be unusual because mass shooting plots are most often conceived and carried out by male suspects.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of plots
Noun
  • The achievement is part of GM’s development of its fourth-generation EV platform, which aims to deliver longer driving ranges, lower manufacturing costs and simpler vehicle designs.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Mining heritage and guochao National pride in China, expressed through the guochao movement, continues to boom in fashion, with local designers finding new ways to translate their own culture in their designs.
    — Ashley Ogawa Clarke, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026
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