COUNTERPLOTTING Synonyms: 25 Similar Words

counterplotting

verb

present participle of counterplot

as in plotting

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In recent years, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine grinds on, NATO states have accused Russia of plotting sabotage attacks and other operations in Europe.

— Joe Walsh, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
O’Kane shouts when Tom Brokaw announces that one of the men suspected of plotting the attack has been detained.

— Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of plotting

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The female forward is in front of the camera, behind the camera, really getting women, intriguing them to come to the service and watch.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
The first four episodes made available for review likewise have tiny sparks of interest, from some witty dialogue to genuine plot momentum to intriguing new characters popping up.

— Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 21 June 2026

Definition of intriguing

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Most crimes across Mexico went unsolved, and authorities sometimes appeared to be colluding with criminals instead of fighting them.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Kaepernick filed a grievance against the NFL in October 2017 alleging that owners were colluding to keep him out of the league.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of colluding

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Gizelle, who has been stirring the pot and playing producer for everyone on the trip, keeps up her conniving ways by sitting down all the RHOP ladies except for Candiace during their Potomac retrospective moment at the party.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
The conniving Cardinal Richelieu is the central villain in this 1993 action/comedy adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ classic 1844 novel.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of conniving

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Also in Toronto, Anton Corbijn’s A Talent for Murder pulls a similar trick, re-imagining the late Patricia Highsmith as a scheming host played by Helen Mirren.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2026
Their coach is the scheming Miss Candy (Jamie-Lee O’Donnell from Derry Girls), who has some sort of score to settle with Tassie, though don’t ask me what.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of scheming

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Across product organizations, Microsoft executives have been devising ways to charge customers based on usage to better reflect rising costs.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Now, researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have thwarted that tyranny even more profoundly, by devising an ultra-fast way to steer light, using light itself as the steering wheel.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of devising

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Since then, the species has been through 13 breeding seasons, with recovery efforts working to overcome challenges associated with low genetic diversity, including infertility and poor hatching success.

— Adela Suliman, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026
After hatching, the pups will transition to a sea pen to get used to the natural marine environment and develop foraging skills.

— Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of hatching

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Earlier this year, four South Florida men were found guilty of conspiring to kidnap or kill Moïse, following 39 days of testimony over nearly nine weeks.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
Filmmaker Juan Jose Lopez Ordonez has accused the West Ham United midfielder of conspiring to kidnap him in Mexico in November 2024.

— Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of conspiring

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