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Recent Examples of counterplot
Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2019
There’s something comforting about the normalcy of plot and counterplot, action and intrigue.
—Mike Hale, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2017
Noun
Bit by bit, the castle at Elsinore (broodingly rendered by scenic designer Lee Savage) turns into a stage for life-and-death plots and counterplots.
—Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2019
There’s something comforting about the normalcy of plot and counterplot, action and intrigue.
—Mike Hale, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterplot
Noun
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Few athletes in sports history have entered the professional ranks with more hype and intrigue than Caitlin Clark.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
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Despite remaining shrouded in mystery and intrigue, these mega-structures currently provide the best evidence of some form of governance.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
Verb
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In 2025, Vallow Daybell was handed two more consecutive life sentences after being convicted in Arizona for earlier plotting to kill her fourth husband and attempting to murder her niece's ex-husband.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
31 May 2026
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In the lead-up to the 2026 NFL Draft, this same horsepower captivated the Minnesota Vikings, who plotted when and where to select him.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Fortunately, the plot machinations demand that Tova sprain her ankle early in the film, which gives the otherwise ageless Field the excuse to limp or shuffle around in a walking boot.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2026
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Changing the way people move The machinations that go into trying to plan simultaneous transactions can be mind-boggling.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Spaeny and Melton were cast as Ashley and Austin, a Gen-Z couple working at a Montecito country club, dreaming and scheming toward upward mobility, a good 18 months before filming began in early 2025.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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Supposedly, then, Alamo’s crew does know something is up with Rue and is scheming to keep her in check.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Jakirovic was speaking before the EFL’s independent commission came down heavy on Southampton’s subterfuge.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
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Skip the subterfuge as the sun and Mercury harmonize.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Perhaps that’s why Irish actor Colm Meaney has been called in to play the proprietor of a convenience store who, in short order, conspires to get Cameron a job alongside Tova, asks Tova out on a date, and is forever giving away coffee and other goods.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2026
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Something should have conspired against Sánchez.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Realizing he’s stumbled onto a global conspiracy, Zaminsky goes on the run after linking neighborhood satellite dishes to create an array relocating the alien signal.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
31 May 2026
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Every late injury report becomes a conspiracy.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
Verb
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The work lies in making that interface feel truthful rather than contrived.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Credibility gets strained pretty quickly as the playwrights contrive to get the characters to face each other in person.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Counterplot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterplot. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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