schemed (out)

verb

past tense of scheme (out)
as in planned
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schemed (out)
  1. planned
  2. designed
  3. prepared
  4. organized
  5. arranged
  6. calculated
  7. plotted
Verb
  • The decisive stage is planned for early 2027, when an Army unit will conduct an Operational Assessment.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Additional infrastructure planned includes a new Vertical Integration Facility for the 9×4 vehicle and a Payload Processing Facility.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of planned
Verb
  • The actor arrived in a regal sky blue high-neck top with a long cascading train and clashing red lining — custom designed by Prabal Gurung — offset with a casual pair of low slung, non-maternity jeans by La Ligne that skimmed just under her bump.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The Project has transformed tragedy into opportunity and remembrance into action, creating programs and initiatives designed to empower young people, strengthen communities, and open doors that too often remain closed.
    — Doug Myers, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of designed
Verb
  • But the rock is under constant monitoring, evacuation plans are prepared and experts say the rock is more likely to break down gradually than in one huge chunk.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Mornings start with coffee (prepared in the rental’s corner kitchenette) on the balcony before heading out and about the Old Town.
    — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of prepared
Verb
  • Patagonia, for example, has long organized itself around a commitment to minimizing its impact on the planet.
    — Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Both women participated in free fly fishing retreats organized by Casting for Recovery.
    — Madison Sawyer, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of organized
Verb
  • The two prescriptions would be arranged in concentric rings, alternating outward as though from a bull’s-eye.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026
  • But, like the modern concept of condominium ownership, the investors purchased shares of the theater (corresponding to the 44 private boxes arranged on three levels).
    — Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of arranged
Verb
  • As Zucman calculated in 2025, the share of total American household wealth that modern American oligarchs owned was now more than double the size of the wealth owned by the Rockefellers, Carnegies, and others combined.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Neither of us are big fans of over aging these delicate white wines in new oak barrels, but a careful and calculated use of oak can offer a nice wood frame to highlight the art in the glass.
    — Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of calculated
Verb
  • Setting the form equal to a number fixes it into an equation that can be plotted on an x-y graph—something many of us learned to do on graphing calculators in high school.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Aurelius uses similar techniques across the record, which lends to a certain sameyness by the end, though the tracks’ varied tempos, each one plotted at a different point on the downtempo spectrum, help offset any stagnation.
    — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of plotted
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