as in plans
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 couple plans to spend their lottery prize by donating a portion, setting some money aside for their grandchildren and saving whatever is left.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025 -
Tanner then plans to take over the county government — ousting the Joneses from power — and changing the name of Loving County to Tanner County, according to a recent story in the Houston Chronicle.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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Davis also explains that her appreciation for the Loungefly designs derives from her childhood, sharing that her father is an artist and set designer, and her mother was an interior designer.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
21 Sep. 2025
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The company designs, develops and lightweight structures and propulsion systems.—
Bill Koenig,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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LaBeouf plays a character named Clodio Pulcher, who plots against Cesar.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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Loktev’s film chronicles the Russian government’s systematic crackdown on journalists in late 2021 and early 2022 as Vladimir Putin plots his invasion of Ukraine.—
Tim Grierson,
Rolling Stone,
13 Aug. 2025
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The selection of a new astronaut class also comes as NASA prepares for a number of high-profile landmark missions, including the first lunar campaign in more than five decades and the first human expeditions to the Red Planet.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Sep. 2025
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As the Atlanta Art Fair prepares to open at Pullman Yards later this month, the city’s profile as a thriving center for artistic exchange has never felt stronger.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
22 Sep. 2025
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The film charts the story of an unhoused man whose once-stable life is obliterated by gambling and alcohol addiction.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
22 Sep. 2025
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Narrated through Maeda’s own reflections, the film charts his journey from Tokyo childhood to culinary reinvention in the Basque Country, anchoring his dishes in local landscapes and myths.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Schemes (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schemes%20%28out%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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