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as in schemes
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 properties
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 plans
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 plots
Bridget Borgobello
may 30, New Atlas, 30 May 2026
The main dining rooms look onto greenery and kitchen plots, and menus weave herbs, flowers and produce from the grounds together with ingredients from regional farms.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
There’s a certain predictability to the plots in a Taylor Sheridan production — a kind of slow, relentless grind from crisis to crisis, punctuated by occasional eruptions of violence.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 29 May 2026
One of these plots has been an experimental area for regenerative garden techniques for the last two years, and the results have been encouraging.
—Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
Additionally, some participants reported meaningful improvements in daily activities that had previously become difficult due to memory loss, such as reading books, managing finances, or following movie plots.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 29 May 2026
Both horror stories have simple plots but are more complex in their attitudes toward marrying for money or power or security.
—Judy Berman, Time, 27 May 2026
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat, the 2024 documentary about the State Department’s use of jazz diplomacy in Africa amid CIA assassination plots, sets Nikita Khrushchev’s fist and Allen Dulles’s deceit against the Cold War’s swinging anti-colonial score.
—Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026
But there is a growing sense of paranoia in Moscow, with security around the president tightened amid rumors of coup plots.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 23 May 2026
Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
Goldman here plots the earnings-revisions trend for 2027 among AI-infrastructure plays, energy companies, the overall S & P 500 and the rest of the S & P outside of AI and energy.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 19 May 2026
While the story is fundamentally the same as the original production — man discovers wife is having an affair, man then plots for his wife’s murder, man then must evade the cops — Hatcher brings the story to the 21st century in many ways.
—Amy Reyes
may 14, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Much of this underseen indie mockumentary, which starred Seymour Cassel as a slippery film producer who plots to hype an unknown schlub (Francesco Quinn) into the toast of the Cannes Film Festival, was also shot on location, guerrilla-style, this time during the 1995 festivities.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Killen strategically plots it out and gives us memorable supporting characters — Alice Braga as Creasy’s helper and driver, Scoot McNairy (great as usual) as a CIA field agent.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
In Part 2 the factional fighting at court is increased rather than lessened by the arrival of Margaret of Anjou, the new queen, who—together with her lover, the duke of Suffolk—plots against Humphrey, duke of Gloucester, and his ambitious duchess, Eleanor.
—Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Robert Pattinson also enters the franchise as the villain Scytale, who plots to end Paul's rule over the universe.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Alexandre Dumas’s novel of identity and revenge gets a big-budget remake with Sam Claflin starring as Edmond Dantès, a sailor wrongly imprisoned in an island fortress who, after his escape and subsequent treasure finding, plots his vengeance.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
Inside, the museum boasts a planetarium, giant-screen theater, exhibition zones, and landscaped outdoor teaching plots organized around regional species and observable plant phenomena.
—Bridget Borgobello
may 30, New Atlas, 30 May 2026
The main dining rooms look onto greenery and kitchen plots, and menus weave herbs, flowers and produce from the grounds together with ingredients from regional farms.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
There’s a certain predictability to the plots in a Taylor Sheridan production — a kind of slow, relentless grind from crisis to crisis, punctuated by occasional eruptions of violence.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 29 May 2026
One of these plots has been an experimental area for regenerative garden techniques for the last two years, and the results have been encouraging.
—Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
Additionally, some participants reported meaningful improvements in daily activities that had previously become difficult due to memory loss, such as reading books, managing finances, or following movie plots.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 29 May 2026
Both horror stories have simple plots but are more complex in their attitudes toward marrying for money or power or security.
—Judy Berman, Time, 27 May 2026
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat, the 2024 documentary about the State Department’s use of jazz diplomacy in Africa amid CIA assassination plots, sets Nikita Khrushchev’s fist and Allen Dulles’s deceit against the Cold War’s swinging anti-colonial score.
—Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026
But there is a growing sense of paranoia in Moscow, with security around the president tightened amid rumors of coup plots.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 23 May 2026
Verb
Shakespeare’s comedies especially understand the joy of watching people get trapped in schemes and plots well beyond their control.
—Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
Goldman here plots the earnings-revisions trend for 2027 among AI-infrastructure plays, energy companies, the overall S & P 500 and the rest of the S & P outside of AI and energy.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 19 May 2026
While the story is fundamentally the same as the original production — man discovers wife is having an affair, man then plots for his wife’s murder, man then must evade the cops — Hatcher brings the story to the 21st century in many ways.
—Amy Reyes
may 14, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Much of this underseen indie mockumentary, which starred Seymour Cassel as a slippery film producer who plots to hype an unknown schlub (Francesco Quinn) into the toast of the Cannes Film Festival, was also shot on location, guerrilla-style, this time during the 1995 festivities.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Killen strategically plots it out and gives us memorable supporting characters — Alice Braga as Creasy’s helper and driver, Scoot McNairy (great as usual) as a CIA field agent.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
In Part 2 the factional fighting at court is increased rather than lessened by the arrival of Margaret of Anjou, the new queen, who—together with her lover, the duke of Suffolk—plots against Humphrey, duke of Gloucester, and his ambitious duchess, Eleanor.
—Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Robert Pattinson also enters the franchise as the villain Scytale, who plots to end Paul's rule over the universe.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Alexandre Dumas’s novel of identity and revenge gets a big-budget remake with Sam Claflin starring as Edmond Dantès, a sailor wrongly imprisoned in an island fortress who, after his escape and subsequent treasure finding, plots his vengeance.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plots
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Shakespeare’s comedies especially understand the joy of watching people get trapped in schemes and plots well beyond their control.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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State regulators have suspended hundreds of hospice licenses amid allegations of fraudulent billing and phantom patient schemes.—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The couple are farmers who live a few miles inland but decided the fields were still too wet to work and took a rare day off to visit town.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
31 May 2026
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Offices are on the second floor, some overlooking the most prominent fields, such as the one the World Cup team trained on.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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With natural stone in ocher and white and touches of unfinished wood, the undulating, interlocking structures create a modernist effect—a welcome change from the more classic and frumpy properties of the Côte d’Azur.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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With now more than 1,000 luxury and lifestyle properties globally, Hilton delivers more aspirational choices to discerning travelers.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
4 June 2026
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The Logistics Managers’ Index for April was at the root of many bearish stories.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2026
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Participants described a strong demand for stories rooted in care, emotional safety, dignity, joy, support, healing, stability, and full humanity.—
Dominique Fluker,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
Noun
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The 1940 novel Darkness at Noon is a fictionalized but highly realistic account of a Soviet official who is arrested under Stalin, is charged with wild anti-Soviet conspiracies, and ultimately chooses to give a public confession.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
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The former clerk had become the face of election conspiracies and attempts to undermine voting systems, Cutter said.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
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As the crisis deepened, however, Gentile wrote two further tracts focused on the pandemic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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In the March auction, the company submitted winning bids for 23 tracts in the NPRA.—
Jennifer A. Dlouhy,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
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Despite those actions, the Center for Effective Lawmaking, a joint project from Vanderbilt University and the University of Virginia that analyzes items moving through Congress, ranked DeGette as below average in effectiveness in eight of 14 terms analyzed.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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As the video drew more attention, protesters gathered at the Shelby Police Department Friday to denounce the officer’s actions and call on the department to take action before he was fired, CNN affiliate WBTV reported.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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Folk dancing, storytelling, wreath workshops, live music, and traditional dishes (pickled herring, new potatoes, strawberries with cream) fill the leafy grounds of Djurgården island.—
Lea Lane,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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That's not much of a path for female athletes who object on fairness grounds.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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“Plots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plots. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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