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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. 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
Verb
  • Casting the sweet-faced and unflappably mellow Dano — Eli Sunday his Vadim Baranov is not — as Putin’s kingmaker also assures that Assayas isn’t keen on high drama, with conversations in conference rooms plotting totalitarian takeover rarely rising above library-voice level.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Neighbors said they were shaken to learn that the killer had been plotting crimes there undetected, raising questions about whether anyone had noticed the cache of weapons building up inside the rental.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Many of the examples are stark, like the Potawatomi Nation which had negotiated with the federal government in hopes of staying in their homelands in the upper Midwest.
    BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Neighbors Settling down in the suburbs with their newborn, Kelly (Rose Byrne) and Mac (Seth Rogen) attempt to negotiate a quiet-hours pact with the frat house next door.
    James Mercadante, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Jones’ limitations aren’t going away, but his can be schemed around, which was less the case with Richardson.
    Mike Sando, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Watch Saturday Night on Netflix Set It Up Two assistants scheme to set up their respective demanding bosses to get them off their backs.
    James Mercadante, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But Park’s ability to manipulate his imagery is something else entirely.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2025
  • While there are no laws or regulations that prohibit using AI to create or manipulate images, there can be blowback and downsides.
    Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The Latest section, on the other hand, arranges posts and reels in chronological order, with the most recent ones appearing first.
    Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Around the country, arranging for housing is a relatively new and growing challenge for such PACE groups, which are funded through Medicaid and Medicare.
    Felice J. Freyer, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Likewise, their status as disruptors has been challenged by Isak doing everything possible to engineer a transfer to Liverpool.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • James DeMuth, founder and CEO of Seurat Technologies, is engineering a modern industrial revival with a mission rooted in resilience, national independence, and technological precision.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Sure, much of the drama and plot feels contrived, but that’s true for many reality-show first seasons.
    Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The weird behaviors aren’t limited to contrived scenarios.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2025

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“Machinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/machinate. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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