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Recent Examples of counterplot
Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2019
There’s something comforting about the normalcy of plot and counterplot, action and intrigue.
—Mike Hale, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2017
Noun
Bit by bit, the castle at Elsinore (broodingly rendered by scenic designer Lee Savage) turns into a stage for life-and-death plots and counterplots.
—Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2019
There’s something comforting about the normalcy of plot and counterplot, action and intrigue.
—Mike Hale, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterplot
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The text messages — rife with bravado, boasts and intrigue — have fueled a scandal that has rocked the entertainment industry and spotlighted the ruthless underbelly of the Hollywood publicity machine.Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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Artist murdered by boyfriend benefactor in upscale Hamptons spa A Brooklyn artist was murdered in October at an upscale Hamptons wellness spa by an ex-boyfriend who later killed himself in a shocking murder-suicide filled with emotion and intrigue.Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 28 Dec. 2024
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In 2023, Indian-government officials allegedly organized the assassination of a Sikh-independence activist in Canada and plotted to kill a Sikh leader in the United States, according to U.S. and Canadian officials.Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Industrialists and researchers are plotting a new future for these critical materials Glenn Zorpette 27 Dec 2024 11 min read In the northeastern Mojave Desert, MP Materials produces rare earth compounds from ore extracted from an adjacent mine.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2024
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Worse, the recent machinations in the House with President-elect Trump's interference shows that political polarization is ramping up.John S. Tobey, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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Beyond the Kessler connection, there are other interesting parallels between Belichick’s career machinations this week and those of a quarter-century ago, which served as a combative, if telling, prelude to his iconic run with the New England Patriots.Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 15 Dec. 2024
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The winner by plurality, which Putin illegally schemed to boost, hates the European Union and NATO and wants to reorient the country toward Russia—and away from liberal democracy.David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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In two different filings in New York and Texas last month, Drake accused UMG – which distributes music for both Drake and Lamar – of scheming to popularize Lamar's diss track, which in turn allegedly harmed Drake and his businesses.KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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In the past, Yellowstone characters have pulled off relatively elaborate acts of subterfuge and scheming with multilayered plans that need lots of arguing and surprise twists and time — like, several episodes’ worth of time.Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2024
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This content, much of it clearly generated by AI rather than intended to deceive—a medium of crude self-expression, not sophisticated subterfuge—may have been the technology’s biggest impact on the 2024 presidential election.Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
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The defense argued that Holloway's ex-husband, Tony Harper, had conspired with his brother to frame Holloway.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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The two men allegedly conspired to procure goods and technology from Sadeghi’s place of work and exported them and supplied them to Iran to Abedini’s Iranian company SDRA.Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2024
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This time around, there is no multi-party conspiracy, no confusing mechanisms of payments, and no allegations of welching boosters.Joe Sabin, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Both were charged with second-degree murder, conspiracy, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, possession of a firearm or ammunition by a person prohibited, reckless endangering, and criminal mischief, Dover police said in a statement.Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 30 Dec. 2024
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Somehow, Lewandowski, who has scored just twice in seven league games, contrived to miss the ball almost completely as Oblak gathered.Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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How did this nobody from nowhere, at the age of 20, contrive to sound simultaneously like the creaky religious past and the howling incoming future?James Parker, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Counterplot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterplot. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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