intriguer

Definition of intriguernext

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Noun
  • Coberg and the conspirators told the ex-girlfriend to convince the victim to fly to Southern California to meet with her and use drugs together.
    Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Alexis Podesta, a lobbyist and former Williamson mentee, is listed as an unindicted co-conspirator, according to her attorney, Bill Portanova.
    Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The schemer makes out with bags of money, while the followers are left with nearly worthless assets.
    Frank Landymore, Futurism, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Layups for the quarterback Roman did not do enough as a schemer and play caller to provide easy completions for Herbert.
    Daniel Popper, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Liz resented being portrayed in the media as a plotter in James’s coup-in-waiting.
    Gabriel Sherman, Vanity Fair, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Africa’s coup wave The case of the Free Officers Movement shows that plotters wait for clear signals that a coup is worth the risk.
    Jonathan Powell, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • What Davenport doesn’t know is a lethal Russian hit squad, led by a woman trained to kill, is hunting the traitor/spy, and after a couple of car chases, the hit team realizes Davenport is after them.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Having been labeled traitors in Iran and following reports that some of their families had been threatened, the players then sang before their other two matches.
    Don Riddell, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Trump last week directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to request the release of grand jury testimonies from Epstein and his coconspirator Ghislaine Maxwell.
    Amalia Huot-Marchand, The Hill, 25 July 2025
  • Hecker’s questions probed the extent of Joseph’s diligence when conducting interviews of the coconspirators.
    Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 16 July 2025
Noun
  • The Conservatives, currently led by Kemi Badenoch, slammed Braverman following her defection, characterizing her as an inevitable turncoat and questioning her mental faculties.
    Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 26 Jan. 2026
  • But the result is that a fair number of former Sanders allies or staffers have turned out to be MAGA turncoats, cranks, or washed out of politics altogether.
    Ryan Cooper, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Intriguer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intriguer. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.

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