Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterplotting
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Kainerugaba has threatened to hang Besigye, accusing him of plotting to kill Museveni.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 June 2026 -
Prosecutors accused Yoon of attempting to create a crisis with North Korea while plotting an authoritarian power grab aimed at removing political opponents and consolidating control.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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And while the company presented more data on that drug Tuesday, showing promising first-line and combination data on daraxonrasib, scientists also showed in another session intriguing preclinical data on a completely new compound that may represent what comes after the current lineup.—
Angus Chen,
STAT,
21 Apr. 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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The center, a part of the Directorate of National Intelligence, now focuses more on the cartels that have been designated as terrorist groups and the politicians allegedly colluding with them than on possible threats from the Middle East, sources said.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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These can be summarized as a debate about whether the media are watchdogs, aggressively scrutinizing government officials, or lapdogs, mostly colluding with or manipulated by them.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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This latest trailer gives us our first glimpse of Theron’s Circe and Pattinson’s conniving Antinous, the latter intent on wooing Penelope and ruling over Ithaca in Odysseus’ stead, as well as snidely taunting Telemachus for his daddy issues.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
5 May 2026
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Whitney, one of the most smarmy, conniving characters written into the entirety of the show, was one of Micay’s favorites to bring to life through the soundtrack.—
Kiana Mickles,
Pitchfork,
2 Mar. 2026
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The House of the Dragon alum stars in The Girlfriend (under the direction of costar Robin Wright) as a scheming social climber who aims to seduce a naive trust fund heir, against his mother's wishes.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
9 Dec. 2025
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When the sheriff hangs Hugh after a convoluted plot involving an ever-scheming Huntingdon, and Hugh’s wife dies from grief, their son, Robert (Jack Patten), is left unsure of his place in the world.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
4 Dec. 2025
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Some other way of devising AI might be required.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Working with industry qubits Imec’s genius is not in devising a new kind of qubit but in using one that’s the easiest to scale.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
26 May 2026
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The three west Orange County cities of Apopka, Ocoee and Winter Garden are hatching plans to consolidate services among them if the measure passes.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 June 2026
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Females reach reproductive age after their second season of winter dormancy and can lay around 35 eggs per year, with hatching in Georgia expected in June and July.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment Wednesday against eight pro-Palestinian activists who are accused of conspiring to run a criminal intimidation campaign against University of Michigan officials while trying to force the school to cut financial ties to Israel.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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Blanchard spent more than eight years in prison after conspiring with her then-boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn, to kill Dee Dee, who is believed to have subjected her daughter to years of abuse as well as unnecessary medical treatments and procedures.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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“Counterplotting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterplotting. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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