counterplots 1 of 2

plural of counterplot

counterplots

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of counterplot

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterplots
Noun
  • Senior running back/defensive end Ishmaiah Elliott intrigues.
    Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
  • For the past four years, Honan has been a worm in Adams’s apple, scoring scoop after scoop about the dramas, inanities, and intrigues of his administration.
    Eric Lach, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Loktev’s film chronicles the Russian government’s systematic crackdown on journalists in late 2021 and early 2022 as Vladimir Putin plots his invasion of Ukraine.
    Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Harper is a surfer who plays by her own rules and even plots to break up her mother from her current fiancé.
    Lisa Stardust, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The machinations violated the NBA’s salary cap rules.
    Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Montas’ trip to the IL simplifies some roster machinations for this year’s Mets, but losing him as even an option for 2026 or modest eat-most-of-the-money trade bait this winter would hurt.
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • As with many space conspiracies, a few evocative images plus some real (but unrelated) history can fuel a story that’s hard to shake.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Sanseito was born on YouTube in 2020 with a message trafficking in vaccine conspiracies.
    Mireya Solís, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Counterplots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterplots. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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