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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
  • Hutton thoughtfully explores the gender dynamics of reproductive rights issues by making Val a not wholly unsympathetic middle-woman between the men in power and one of the women impacted by their machinations.
    — Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Only the machinations of ABC/Disney and my own rogue immune system have kept me from writing recaps here on Vulture over the last 11 years.
    — Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of machinations
Noun
  • 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
  • Netflix announced a second melodrama last December, about the secrets and intrigues of an elite Rio de Janeiro family, created in partnership with Amaia Produções and Conspiração, with general direction by Mauro Mendonça Filho.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 25 May 2026
Definition of intrigues
Noun
  • The Eagles are shifting away from their usual vertical, power run-blocking schemes to a wide-zone blocking scheme, while making plays less predictable by making run and pass plays look similar.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • In an ideal world Jeff Hafley’s game plans, schemes and play calls put the Dolphins in position to win games if the execution is sharp and the turnover are kept to a minimum.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of schemes
Noun
  • But like many aspects of 21st-century American life, the vaccines became a partisan point of debate as often false anti-vaccine conspiracies spread to millions of people.
    — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The result is a sprawling theory combining paranoid interpretations of current events with historical conspiracies.
    — Matthew N. Hannah, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of conspiracies
Noun
  • Some earlier assassins expected it of themselves, canceling plots that would have killed bystanders.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • While everyone else is staring at dot plots and hanging on Jensen Huang's every utterance, Illumina (ILMN) has been quietly doing what good charts do.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of plots
Noun
  • Household furnishings like clocks and bedspreads sported his designs.
    — BETH J. HARPAZ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The two materials are intended to serve different battery manufacturing requirements as energy storage systems become larger and battery designs evolve.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of designs
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