schemers

Definition of schemersnext
plural of schemer
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Noun
  • The conspirators aimed to oust Moïse and install a new leader, dual Haitian-American citizen Christian Sanon, hoping to profit financially through the new regime.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
  • When his co-conspirators indicated the victim had left, Ferro used a brick to smash a window and broke into the residence and searched for the victim’s hardware wallet, his presence recorded by home surveillance cameras, federal prosecutors said.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • The president has spent a decade calling his rivals communists and traitors, among other hyperbolic insults.
    Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Military culture is fiercely self-protective, and soldiers who criticize it are usually treated as traitors.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Schemers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schemers. Accessed 11 May. 2026.

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