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
  • This full-circle debut is a bit of a Bali redo for Regent, and a very intentionally planned one at that, having been in the works since 2009, when the owner (who also owns two Holiday Inn Resorts on the island) purchased the land.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The later event was planned to take place at a Lenexa barbecue restaurant but appears to have been moved to a new location.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of planned
Verb
  • Rooms feel contemporary yet timeless and are designed for efficiency without compromising on comfort.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Experts also have said the ads, which are airing on network and cable TV and streaming, differ from other administrations' PSAs because they aren't designed to help Americans access any specific program.
    — LISA MASCARO, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of designed
Verb
  • Write down its document number, recording date, parties and the name of the person or company that prepared it.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Van Houten said his decision to not prosecute the case was based on the statement prepared by campus police and signed by the woman.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of prepared
Verb
  • Zhang was one of more than 50 students from China, Singapore, Britain and Australia attending a camp in Beijing organized by the year-old AI learning platform Xinya AI.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The nearby Jefferson drill site, which Redeemer Community Partnership also organized against, elected to shut down in 2018 after the city ordered it to implement stronger health protections.
    — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of organized
Verb
  • My interview with Altman had been arranged weeks earlier, just as the first revelations emerged about swarms of rogue AI agents conspiring to hack websites.
    — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
  • In Saved, Hall wrote that those soldiers had been arranged by a Ukrainian army press liaison at Kuvshynova's request.
    — David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of arranged
Verb
  • Sentencing fight Federal probation officials calculated Rivera’s advisory sentencing range at 262 to 327 months, driven largely by the money-laundering convictions and sentencing enhancements.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Taken together, the holdings total more than 1,000 positions valued at between $300 million and $1 billion, CNBC calculated.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of calculated
Verb
  • Prosecutors say Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi’s 2023 killing stemmed from a dispute over a luxury apartment, alleging her ex-husband, his father and his brother plotted her death.
    — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Even as the list has now slimmed down to six titles, the breadth of the places plotted out on the short list remains capacious as ever.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of plotted
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“Schemed (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schemed%20%28out%29. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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