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Definition of counterplotsnext
plural of counterplot

counterplots

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verb

present tense third-person singular of counterplot

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • Even when insulted or thwarted – by Spanish intrigues on the Florida frontier, by British seizures in the Caribbean, by pamphleteers accusing him of being a monarch in disguise – Washington’s tone remained measured.
    Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2026
  • At 63 herself, Foster intrigues as well.
    Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • For cyclists, the Coastal Bike Trail plots out a route to see the city and the harbor on two wheels.
    Carolyn Heller, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The teacher then plots revenge by secretly staging the most wildly inappropriate musical imaginable to sabotage the principal’s bid for academic glory.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Lots of machinations to come on that front for Denver's coaching staff.
    Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Family connections ground the violent spy machinations of Made in Korea.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Joy Randolph, follows a desperate gallery owner (Portman) who schemes to sell a dead man as art at Art Basel in Miami.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Chalamet embodies Marty’s arrant showmanship with an evident joy in performance, exactly as Marty himself schemes not only shamelessly but jubilantly.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The economic summit has long attracted criticism and conspiracies for convening global celebrities, business leaders and political elite in a Swiss resort town.
    Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 16 Jan. 2026
  • However, pro athletes earning millions of dollars a year have been accused of joining these conspiracies.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Counterplots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterplots. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.

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