Thesaurus results for SCHEME (OUT)

scheme (out)

verb

Definition of scheme (out)

as in to plan

to work out the details of (something) in advance the campaign operatives schemed out a plan for dealing with bombshells about the candidate's past indiscretions

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The city plans to pursue additional grants and use property tax dollars for the construction itself.

— Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2026
The prosecution argues Clancy planned the murders and has suggested that her suicide attempt was not serious.

— Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of plan

Verb

The resort has a refreshingly unpretentious vibe, and now oddly-endearing late-80s aesthetic from when it was first designed and built.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
Upscale retreats are being designed to blend seamlessly into some of the African country’s most remote environments; being hard to find offers the ultimate in exclusivity.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of design

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While preparing to enter the state in February, Buc-ee’s sued the northern Ohio holding company for Mickey Mart gas stations, arguing its Mickey the Moose logo could be confused with Buc-ee.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
The recent engine burn was designed to prepare for that jaunt.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of prepare

Verb

Those ideas say some people are superior to others, and the inequality that exists in the world around us reflects those innate differences, and inequality is a good thing, and a necessary thing, and the only real way to organize social life.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
The president is organizing a Republican midterm convention in Dallas next month that will serve as much a two-day rally for him as a boon to party candidates nationwide.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026

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