Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterplots
Noun
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Dallas has hosted on Thanksgiving every year but two since 1966, and this latest matchup intrigues despite the mediocre records on both sides.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
25 Nov. 2025 -
If any of that intrigues you, perhaps add a Manukora manuka honey kit to your cart this season.—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Thus begins a thorny relationship in which Jules plots vengeance, though their dynamic soon takes a fascinating turn.—
Ilana Gordon,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Dec. 2025
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Bad Santa follows an alcoholic scammer named Willie (Thornton) who poses as a mall Santa and plots to rob the stores on Christmas Eve with his sidekick, Marcus (Tony Cox).—
Lydia Price,
PEOPLE,
23 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The series’ focus on the machinations of asset management and wealth hoarding — banks, investment funds, start-ups, the stock market, all the ways people with resources find ways to deny them to others — remains firmly in place.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
7 Jan. 2026
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Trump, as is his want, is just doing the normal thing without the usual white niceties that come with imperialist machinations.—
Elie Mystal,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Matthew quickly schemes his way into Oliver’s orbit after that first performance, impressing and rankling the group of lackeys in his entourage at the same time.—
Eric Torres,
Pitchfork,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But other influencers are using the war as an opportunity to peddle antisemitic conspiracies.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
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Theories about this abound—all have their evidentiary shortcomings—but Greenblatt agrees with a common one that sees Marlowe traveling to France and uncovering Catholic conspiracies against the Crown.—
Isaac Butler,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Counterplots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterplots. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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