Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterplotting
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Pine works swiftly to gather information on Roper's deal and even forms an alliance with his boss's girlfriend Jed (Elizabeth Debicki) who is plotting her own escape.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026 -
But Izzy Johnston is plotting a way for her Warriors to rise above all those squads.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
8 Jan. 2026
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Our guide to the best upcoming sci-fi movies in 2026 features a blockbuster mix of popular franchises, intriguing one-offs, and one of the greatest directors of all time heading back to alien visitation territory.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
31 Dec. 2025
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New York has intriguing young outfielders in Jasson Domínguez and Spencer jones, but Bellinger was the team's second best player in the lineup this season.—
Shaun McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Analysts say the Cartel de los Soles is not a singular organization, but instead refers to elements within the Venezuelan government accused of colluding with drug cartels.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Jan. 2026
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Lai, one of the CCP’s most vocal critics, had pleaded not guilty to two charges of colluding with foreign forces under the national security law, as well as a charge of conspiracy to publish seditious materials.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
15 Dec. 2025
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She's been acting since 1999, and her role as the conniving queen of Manhattan, Blair Waldorf, in 2007's Gossip Girl was what truly put her on the map.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 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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Spagnuolo has also made a name for himself in the past by scheming up free rushers on blitzes, though those didn’t seem to hit nearly as often this year either.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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But her scheming soon spirals out of control, leaving her to face the consequences of her actions.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Dec. 2025
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Companies are actively devising strategies to counteract muscle loss in people taking the drugs.—
Isabella Cueto,
STAT,
29 Dec. 2025
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Sondheim got to work at eight o’clock one night, devising a version of the murder game in which all the players would have to use their wits to untangle the mystery.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
15 Dec. 2025
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Re-hatching Some find the hatching process to be the most enjoyable part of playing with Hatchimals.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, the adults are hatching their own plan to find and defeat the monstrous force.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
14 Dec. 2025
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Under the plea agreement that Pollack hammered out with the Department of Justice, Assange was freed from prison in June 2024 after pleading guilty to a single felony count of conspiring to unlawfully obtain and disseminate classified information.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Hernandez in 2024 was convicted of conspiring with drug traffickers and using his government position to help hundreds of tons of cocaine enter the United States.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Counterplotting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterplotting. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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