counterplotted

verb

past tense of counterplot
as in plotted

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  1. plotted
  2. intrigued
  3. devised
  4. contrived
  5. schemed
  6. hatched
  7. conspired
Verb
  • Emily’s misguided research ultimately proves that love stories can’t be plotted and graphed like science experiments; more modern studio romantic comedies could stand to learn the same lesson.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • At Hansen’s trial in 2009, prosecutors argued that the pair had plotted to kill MacNeil, 63, for money.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of plotted
Verb
  • When some of his friends became smokejumpers, he was intrigued.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Yet some European philosophers were intrigued by the monism of Vedanta philosophy, whereas Evangelical Christians saw the same monism as a foundation for proselytizing Christian monotheism.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of intrigued
Verb
  • To create objects with collapsibility as a core feature, Toyonaga’s team devised an analytic design algorithm allowing incremental construction of complex scissored surfaces.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Then, in a famous 1937 paper, the mathematician Alan Turing devised a model based on hypothetical machines that could read and write symbols printed on an infinite tape according to a set of simple rules.
    — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of devised
Verb
  • Prosecutors say the former labor and delivery nurse planned the killings and contrived to get her husband out of the house by sending him to pick up medicine for one of their children and dinner for the family.
    — Michael Casey, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Until, of course, the final game (which was not technically the final)… when Brazil contrived to lose a 1-0 lead, and Uruguay triumphed against all odds.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of contrived
Verb
  • Right before halftime, TCU had a screen schemed up for junior wide receiver Jeremy Scott on third-and-3, but Craig’s pass was so low Scott had to fall trying to make the catch and failed to get the conversion.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The synopsis goes on to tease dramatic domestic and international affairs, as it was revealed in the closing moments of season three that Hal and President Grace Penn (Allison Janney) had schemed to steal a Russian nuclear weapon.
    — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of schemed
Verb
  • Prior to the 2011-2012 nesting season, no bald eagle chicks were known to have ever hatched in Big Bear Valley.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Since 2004, over 80 zebra shark eggs have hatched at the Shedd, placing baby sharks at more than a dozen zoos and aquariums across the United States.
    — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of hatched
Verb
  • Prosecutors allege Fernandez Saldana and Gardner conspired to kill Bridegan over ongoing custody and parenting disputes, and that Fernandez Saldana allegedly hired his tenant, Henry Tenon, to carry out the murder.
    — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The announcement says at least some of the individuals conspired to sell Nvidia’s B300 systems, which use its latest Blackwell architecture, but have been barred from export to China.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of conspired
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