Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterplotting
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In February, four Hamas members suspected of plotting attacks on Jewish institutions in Europe went on trial in Berlin in what prosecutors described as the first court case against militants of the Palestinian group in Germany.—
Pilar Arias,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025 -
In December 2023, German and Dutch law enforcement arrested four people accused of plotting to attack Jewish institutions in Europe.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Trinidad and Tobago responded swiftly, with Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar rejecting any suggestion that her government was colluding with the United States against Venezuela.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
15 Sep. 2025
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Lai pleaded not guilty to a sedition charge and two counts of colluding with foreign forces, a crime punishable by life in prison under the national security law.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
28 Aug. 2025
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Through Laura’s protective eyes, this striver who has gotten her claws into Daniel is conniving, hypersexual, possibly a thief, definitely a liar.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Somehow, the upper hand never lingers long with Sally and Barnaby, drolly played by Gunning and Corden as a conniving Tweedledee and Tweedledum, loyal to no one and convinced their venality is justified by their father’s history of terrible parenting.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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Flores is excellent at scheming exotic blitzes and disguising pressure.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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Game prediction Kansas City’s defense is clicking, and Steve Spanguolo is known for scheming against dynamic offenses.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
25 Sep. 2025
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The two quickly built a rapport, and Preservation began sending ‘Nandez beats, eventually inviting him to New Orleans to hang out while devising the project’s sonic core and predominant themes.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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With final approval, the district will now form a seven-member architectural review committee that will be charged with devising design review guidelines for the area.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
28 Sep. 2025
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The two theories triggered widespread alarm in the comment section, with viewers imagining what might be hatching above the woman's hotel bed.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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This would need to be done at least every two weeks to prevent any new chicks from hatching, according to a US Department of Agriculture Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service document on gull interference with people and businesses.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Thug pleaded guilty conspiring to violate the state’s RICO Act and one count of participating in criminal street gang activity, along with various drug and gun charges.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
29 Sep. 2025
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Thug spent over two years in jail and eventually, plead no contest to one count of conspiring to violate the state’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and one count of participating in criminal street gang activity.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Counterplotting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterplotting. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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