1
as in to plot
to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends
a trio of courtiers who were discovered to be machinating against the queen
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as in to negotiate
to plan out usually with subtle skill or care
the hackers machinated a way to steal credit numbers from the company's Web site
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Recent Examples of machinate
But Cleopatra, still machinating away in Alexandria, couldn’t handle the thought of Herod gaining any further traction in Antony’s affections.
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Anne Thériault, Longreads, 18 Dec. 2019
Now a new scheme described by ProPublica and The Wall Street Journal involves families seemingly machinating to get an unfair leg up in paying for a coveted seat at a university.
—Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 30 July 2019
Anne Thériault, Longreads, 18 Dec. 2019
Now a new scheme described by ProPublica and The Wall Street Journal involves families seemingly machinating to get an unfair leg up in paying for a coveted seat at a university.
—Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 30 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for machinate
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Until his death in Pennsylvania last year, Gülen, a Turkish Muslim preacher who was accused of plotting a coup against President Recep Tayyip in 2016, was wanted as a terrorist leader in Turkey and Pakistan.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
14 May 2025
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The Keeling Curve, a graph that plots concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere over time, uses measurements taken at Mau Loa Observatory, starting in 1958.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
13 May 2025
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Trump signed an executive order on Monday encouraging linking the cost of prescription drugs to what's paid in other nations where drug prices are negotiated by their government and tend to be much lower.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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In Tampa, the stadium’s naming rights partner, Raymond James, negotiated by the Bucs for the Bucs, is the longest-standing in the NFL.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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See more Trump’s AI image of himself as the pope was condemned by leading Catholics, but the idea of a gaggle of secretive, red-robed men deliberating and scheming in an escape room is catnip for our imaginations.—
Raven Smith,
Vogue,
7 May 2025
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The levels of staff, the levels of seriousness, offensive coordinators are really scheming.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 May 2025
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Life-changing events, including the loss of a spouse, early onset dementia or another medical issue, can trigger changes in the way someone would react to anyone who is experienced at manipulating people to part with their money.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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The price that millions of Americans covered by private insurance pay for drugs is even harder for the agency to manipulate.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 May 2025
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Fearing that terrorists or criminals might use such technology to plan attacks, arrange financing or recruit members, the Clinton administration advocated a system called the Clipper Chip, based on a concept of key escrow.—
Richard Forno,
The Conversation,
16 May 2025
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The pair pitched that Death would arrange for the killing of the survivors using familiar objects and scenarios in complex or unexpected ways.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
16 May 2025
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Imola’s considerable power comes from the 6-liter twin-turbo V12 engineered and built in collaboration with the naughty schoolboys of Affalterbach, Mercedes-AMG.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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While studying economics at IIE MSA in Johannesburg, Tems taught herself to produce and engineer her own music through YouTube tutorials.—
Heran Mamo,
Billboard,
14 May 2025
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Leslie contrives to get Eva the job of personal assistant to the busy psychiatrist early on by, well, running the previous assistant off the road in a motorcycle chase.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Their approach is casual yet considered, charming without being contrived.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Machinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/machinate. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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