as in schemed
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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For one, Leonard signed a max contract—unlike with Smith and the Timberwolves, there’s no claim Leonard and the Clippers plotted a scheme where he’d be paid less in the short term in exchange for being paid more later.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025
This was a far cry from a year ago, when Muchová and Osaka played each other in the second round and Muchová plotted Osaka’s movements around the court for her, opening up space, then using her touch to drop the ball into it.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Elias Morgan, 35, had plotted his revenge for years, according to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Even as Westman carefully plotted out the attack, writing as recently as last week about visiting the church, diagramming the interior and testing out weapons, the shooter also hinted at a desire to be caught.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Somehow this ineptly plotted affair lured Keke Palmer into its lair and her comedy chops all but gets handcuffed by an illogical, unfunny screenplay.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
The Cubs haven’t plotted out Soroka’s schedule beyond that, but Counsell envisions Soroka needing more than one catch session before progressing to a bullpen.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
How Stretch organized the program’s present and plotted its future simultaneously, all at 24 and 25 years old.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
Viterbi-algorithm decision trees can be plotted in a latticelike trellis diagram, an approach Forney and his colleagues say is much simpler than writing out formulas and logical if-then statements.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Apr. 2016
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025
This was a far cry from a year ago, when Muchová and Osaka played each other in the second round and Muchová plotted Osaka’s movements around the court for her, opening up space, then using her touch to drop the ball into it.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Elias Morgan, 35, had plotted his revenge for years, according to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Even as Westman carefully plotted out the attack, writing as recently as last week about visiting the church, diagramming the interior and testing out weapons, the shooter also hinted at a desire to be caught.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Somehow this ineptly plotted affair lured Keke Palmer into its lair and her comedy chops all but gets handcuffed by an illogical, unfunny screenplay.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
The Cubs haven’t plotted out Soroka’s schedule beyond that, but Counsell envisions Soroka needing more than one catch session before progressing to a bullpen.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
How Stretch organized the program’s present and plotted its future simultaneously, all at 24 and 25 years old.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
Viterbi-algorithm decision trees can be plotted in a latticelike trellis diagram, an approach Forney and his colleagues say is much simpler than writing out formulas and logical if-then statements.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Apr. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plotted
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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
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This is the second time Do and his daughter have been sued by one of the organizations with which he is said to have schemed.—
Michael Slaten,
Oc Register,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Jets hadn’t planned to run that play this week, Fields said, but offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand encouraged him to do it in the moment.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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One funeral down, another one planned that a lot of people hope doesn’t get to happen anytime soon.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Plotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plotted. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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