Thesaurus results for SCHEMES (OUT)

schemes (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of scheme (out)

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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California Teachers Association plans to file a lawsuit against the state Tuesday over its decision to withhold Proposition 98 funding from schools in the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years.

— Chaewon Chung Updated September 15, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Beginning in the new fiscal year, the city plans to reduce the median bimonthly residential water and sewer bill from $78 to $62, a 21% reduction based on an average monthly consumption of 5,250 gallons.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

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This was my second picture with Robin Standefer, the production designer, who now designs people’s homes.

— Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
Say, if Ferrari, which is closing in on another 20 years without a title, finally designs a pack-leading car and Leclerc is in the fight as much as Hamilton.

— Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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The software then anonymizes the entry to protect privacy, and plots a circle in the general area.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 6 Sep. 2026
But the Green Book plots Ecobalyse points, PEF micropoints and Higg scores together despite their different units and methodologies.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026

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The agreement covers up to 50% of Loviisa’s capacity and comes as Google prepares to invest €13 billion ($15 billion) in data centers and supporting infrastructure in Finland during 2027 and 2028.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026
Having celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2025, Riot Fest prepares for its 11th year in Douglass Park with a few subtle differences.

— Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

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