Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterplotted
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In early May, with United due to host arch-rivals Liverpool in the Premier League during a time in which Covid-19 restrictions meant fans were not allowed into stadiums, supporters plotted a huge protest around one of the most high-profile fixtures in English football.—
Chris McKenna,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026 -
His path here wasn’t plotted out as brand strategy or a pivot to wellness.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
27 Jan. 2026
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Wrenn saw the film Lebrón had in the showcase, was intrigued by the script that won the prize and offered to work with him on the project.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
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For years, researchers and sport scientists have been intrigued by what could be called the younger sibling effect — the idea that being born later (or last) in a family can increase the likelihood for athletic success.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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The show features 52 images from the museum’s collection dating from 1860 to 1940, all of which were devised using collage or montage.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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So that problematic defense has come around, thanks to whatever Mike Brown, his coaching staff and the players have devised or re-emphasized together.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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Someone’s phone is always vibrating, a gimmick that often strikes me as contrived in a movie-movie but feels totally normalized in a reality-movie like The Moment.—
Anna Gaca,
Pitchfork,
30 Jan. 2026
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Themes flow into the story from the Playhouse’s program in ways that don’t seem forced or contrived.—
Christopher Tayler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Curtis schemed to obtain at least $600,000 over the years, and there might be other unauthorized payments exceeding $1 million, according to police.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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As a watchdog demands that Idaho's attorney general launch an investigation into a new anti-DEI law, an attorney for the group exposed how four universities in the state have allegedly schemed to sidestep the law's provisions.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The aquarium subsequently built its Penguin Pavilion, and several chicks have hatched since their introduction to the facility.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
31 Jan. 2026
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By 2019, the state smashed records for the number of active territories with 64, with 45 successful nests and 81 chicks hatched.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2026
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Last February, Andrew Giacomini, a West Marin lawyer representing people who live on the ranches and dairies, filed a complaint in federal court alleging that the National Park Service conspired with the Nature Conservancy to pay off the departing ranchers.—
Richard Halstead,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Kajumba was a laconic man, rail‑thin, with the type of largish head that suggested nature had intended him for corpulence, even as circumstance had conspired to keep him slender.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Counterplotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterplotted. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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