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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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But this year, there might be some intrigue.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
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Such intrigue and espionage often becomes a conversation on broadcasts or online.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
Verb
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All the men were accused of plotting in South Florida and hiring a squad of former Colombian soldiers to violently overthrow Haiti’s president in a coup scheme that turned from his ouster to his assassination a couple of weeks before his death.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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This was Boston’s first opening-round exit since 2021 (and only its second since 2016), so Stevens and his lieutenants will have more time than usual to plot their next moves.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
8 May 2026
Noun
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All these machinations have the effect of firming up JoAnne and Duncan’s conspiratorial relationship.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
10 May 2026
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That has included supporting electoral fraud, economic machination, media manipulation and use of force and violence.—
Lena Surzhko Harned,
The Conversation,
7 May 2026
Verb
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One word came up repeatedly in a federal courtroom in Kansas City, Kansas, on Wednesday as the government laid out its case in the racketeering conspiracy trial of former Boilermakers executives accused of scheming to steal $20 million in union funds.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
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Apparently, no Democrat has ever lied, failed, dodged, schemed, or face-planted.—
Larry Clifton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
Noun
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Whether those suspicions were valid or a result of subterfuge by Connelly, the Nuggets ultimately traded up six spots to draft Holmes, sacrificing three future second-round picks.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Including some subterfuge in this case.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In October 2025, the Justice Department announced Smartmatic was charged with conspiring to bribe foreign officials and money laundering to allegedly win business in the Philippines.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
7 May 2026
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The universe has conspired to give me the proper perspective.—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
Noun
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French was convicted in February of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and conspiracy to offer, pay, solicit and receive kickbacks.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
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That's a conspiracy White seemed to downplay at the post-event presser.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
Verb
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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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Even his courtship with Bess Wallace was accented by Truman contriving a tennis court for her — the dynamics of which are captured through photos of and letters about his efforts.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Counterplot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterplot. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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