schemer

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Noun
  • Given her close association with Epstein and ties to influential figures, prosecutors could find any information that helps uncover additional victims, accomplices, or conspirators to be of great value.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
  • Last summer, the Pentagon’s director of the Office of Military Commissions agreed to a plea deal with KSM and two other 9/11 conspirators locked up in Gitmo, Walid bin Attash and Mustafa al-Hawsawi, that would rule out the death penalty for these most guilty of prisoners.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • Trump ‘looking at’ pardoning Gretchen Whitmer kidnap plotters | RISING Niall Stanage and Amber Duke discuss President Trump considering pardoning defendants in Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer(D)’s kidnapping.
    The Hill, The Hill, 30 May 2025
  • The plotters have agreed that a leadership committee consisting of a few high-ranking officials would take over running the country and negotiate a deal with the United States to stop the Israeli attacks.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • Hecker’s questions probed the extent of Joseph’s diligence when conducting interviews of the coconspirators.
    Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 16 July 2025
  • Trump last week directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to request the release of grand jury testimonies from Epstein and his coconspirator Ghislaine Maxwell.
    Amalia Huot-Marchand, The Hill, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • Taiwan’s parties, in other words, portray their opponents not just as politically different but as autocratic traitors.
    LEV NACHMAN, Foreign Affairs, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Foundation is worried about the traitors, the Empire is worried about the Galactic Council, the Emperor is worried about the other emperors and the robot.
    Jeff Conway, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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“Schemer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schemer. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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