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Definition of counterplot

as in intrigue

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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

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Noun

Each season sees 12 contestants engaged in competitive and cooperative tasks that push the mental envelope, with overarching metagames, hidden puzzles, and lots of intrigue.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 6 Nov. 2026
Green adds more visual intrigue than classic neutrals, but still blends well with the landscape around it.

— Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of intrigue

Verb

For months, Republicans have suspected that the second Dan Sullivan’s Senate bid was designed to confuse voters as part of a broader scheme allegedly plotted by the Democratic Party to boost Peltola’s chances.

— Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026
Procrastination seems the wrong way to describe stories that connect intricately to each other and would seem to involve more forethought and plotting than a full-length novel.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of plot

Noun

Warning to others The internal machinations of a far-off bureaucracy may not seem significant, said The Indian Express (Noida).

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 7 Nov. 2026
Lexi and Ridge create a multitude of festive excursions — and excuses — to bring them together but thanks to creative machinations by June and Dan, these outings keep turning into foursomes.

— Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of machination

Verb

Throughout, cutting back and forth between scheming politicians in backrooms, foreboding factory lines and a natural world suffering both, Xun mixes almost cartoonish expression with the intense detail of painting.

— Kambole Campbell, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026
To do so, the New Yorker allegedly used a fake sweepstakes scheme and utilized her employee travel benefits to visit the victim’s Palm Coast home, according to investigators.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of scheme

Noun

Galloping advances in technology invite subterfuge and theft.

— Sam Mullins, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026
The series unpacks the subterfuge and secrecy required to record the interviews and how Diana and Colthurst were on high alert while making the recordings, Barefield explained.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of subterfuge

Verb

Vallow Daybell was convicted separately in Arizona for conspiring to murder her estranged husband and her niece’s ex-husband, the latter of whom survived.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Two months earlier, another jury convicted her of conspiring to murder her estranged husband, Charles Vallow, whom Cox shot and killed in July 2019.

— Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of conspire

Noun

Désir, a married father of two young children, is among several people accused of helping advance the conspiracy that culminated in Moïse’s killing.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
Both men face felony charges of intimidation of witness/victim, conspiracy, criminal use of communication facility and bribery.

— Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of conspiracy

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