Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterplotted
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Reuters/Elijah Nouvelage Authorities say the teen carefully plotted the shooting at his Barrow County high school, including allegedly leaving a notebook with handwritten instructions detailing the steps to prepare for the violence and a diagram of his classroom.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026 -
Read retrieved Hunter and brought her back to Sacramento where the pair plotted the near-fatal attack.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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But he was intrigued that George Washington appointed Adams to his first diplomatic post and Adams later served in Congress with Abe Lincoln.—
Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Mar. 2026
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Spoelstra, who has been named the head coach of Team USA for the Los Angeles Games, is intrigued by that possibility.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2026
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Conrad and Dial showed still images to the others at the jail, and devised a plan of capture should the man return.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Still, scientists have devised clever ways to investigate how sleep and dreams can affect us.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
26 Feb. 2026
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Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Prosecutors with the First Judicial District Attorney's Office claim Heskett contrived a story that he had been attacked by a man near a trail in the state park.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Three minutes after Estevao had fluffed a huge opportunity to take the lead, Delap contrived to miss an even more inviting chance.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
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An au pair who schemed with her employer-turned-lover to kill his wife and another man received a 10-year sentence on Friday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Schlossnagle schemed in the offseason to ensure the reigning SEC champs would be deeper at all positions after a 44-14 finish.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Feb. 2026
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On the surface, the forms resemble a series of boxes, hatched bands, grids, and diamonds.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Mar. 2026
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The chicks hatched during the first week of February and joined the 19 members of the colony at Adventure Aquarium.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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The case centered on an allegation that the league and other owners conspired in violation of antitrust law to exclude the plaintiff.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Seitz said the men had assaulted him, and that the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and deputies had violated his civil rights, inflicted emotional stress, defamed him and conspired to keep the matter quiet.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Counterplotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterplotted. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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