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as in scheme
a secret plan for accomplishing evil or unlawful ends
the Secret Service uncovered just in time a plot to assassinate the President
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as in property
a small piece of land that is developed or available for development
subdivided the old farm into plots for tract houses
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as in to scheme
to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends
mobsters were caught plotting to take over the company
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Recent Examples of plot
Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly in April 2018, after the show’s finale, Malina reflected on the secretive nature of the show to protect plot points.
—Francesca Gariano, People.com, 17 June 2025
Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 18 June 2025
Agents found evidence that the Bukele government tried to cover up the pact by preventing the extraditions of gang leaders who faced U.S. charges that include ordering the murders of U.S. citizens and plotting to assassinate an FBI agent.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 June 2025
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Noun
George’s main business plot this season centers around railroad expansion and the backroom negotiations behind it.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly in April 2018, after the show’s finale, Malina reflected on the secretive nature of the show to protect plot points.
—Francesca Gariano, People.com, 17 June 2025
Verb
Inspired by Napoleon’s habit of using toy soldiers to plot his military battles, the designer dotted the entrance with giant cutouts with gold outlines, and shrouded the floor in smoke.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 18 June 2025
Agents found evidence that the Bukele government tried to cover up the pact by preventing the extraditions of gang leaders who faced U.S. charges that include ordering the murders of U.S. citizens and plotting to assassinate an FBI agent.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plot
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While Google displays only the scheme and host name of the site the ad links to (for instance, https://www.microsoft.com), the ad appends parameters to the path to the right of that address.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2025
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Several officers who either pleaded guilty or were convicted by a jury for their role in the corruption scheme had their felony convictions tossed out in favor of misdemeanors amid allegations of prosecutorial misconduct.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2025
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In addition to the Vienna field study, the company offers courses to professional and civic leaders on housing policy and homelessness.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2025
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In April, Xi traveled to Vietnam, Malaysia, and Cambodia to sign agreements on trade, technology, and other fields in a region that had, in recent years, developed deeper partnerships with the United States but was hit hard by Trump’s tariffs earlier that month.—
Oriana Skylar Mastro,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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Two Leading Hotels of the World member properties lie within minutes of one another.—
John Oseid,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Each household is eligible to receive two trees, and the trees may be planted on resident’s private property only.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2025
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Drinks with a story The illustrated cocktail menu is a journey in itself, presented like a mini storybook through greater New York City.—
Paul Rubio,
AFAR Media,
23 June 2025
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Heading into mandatory minicamp, the biggest story for the Commanders was a player who was not on the field.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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Erik Fleming Erik Fleming, a TV director and former acquaintance of Perry's from Los Angeles' Hawthorne neighborhood, pleaded guilty in August 2024 to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine and one count of distribution of ketamine resulting in death, per the press release.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
17 June 2025
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Former treatment center director Erik Fleming, who was involved in the fatal dose, entered a guilty plea in August to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine and one count of distribution of ketamine resulting in death.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
16 June 2025
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Specifically, their brain scans revealed lower levels of fractional anisotropy, which is a measure used to assess how coherent and structured these white matter tracts are.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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More The proposal mandates the nomination of tracts within 30 days, then every 60 days until the multi-million-acre goal is met, all without hearings, debate or public input.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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Philip Luck, director of the economics program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), echoed the concerns, but said the EU could potentially surrender some ground without undermining their principles.—
Sophie Kiderlin,
CNBC,
18 June 2025
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Residents of Tehran fled their homes in droves, and the U.N. nuclear watchdog for the first time said Israeli strikes on Iran’s main uranium-enrichment facility at Natanz had also damaged its main underground section, not just an above-ground facility, as previously acknowledged.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
18 June 2025
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The entire parcel is about 100 acres, with the portion comprising the library and events center about one-fifth of that.—
Brian Bell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2025
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The Trails Association in a newsletter pointed out Bureau of Land Management parcels near other population centers, including Scout Mountain near Pocatello, popular hunting areas near Emmett and land near Ketchum and Hailey.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
26 June 2025
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“Plot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plot. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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