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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
Noun
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These voyages replace the predictability of traditional cruise itineraries with an air of intrigue and a good dose of spontaneity.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
2 May 2025
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Ehlers’ injury has been the source of intrigue since getting hit in the foot by Nicolas Hague’s slapshot in Vegas on April 3, sliding foot-first into the boards later that game, and also getting hit in the foot by a power play slot shot from Cole Perfetti.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
Verb
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Those close to her say the focus has been less about plotting her next campaign and more about helping shape the Democratic Party's path forward.—
Nidia Cavazos,
CBS News,
1 May 2025
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Mangione, accused of plotting and carrying out the murder of UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson on Dec. 4, 2024, has garnered a following after the fact.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2025
Noun
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But, as stated above with any Kevin Durant possibilities, pick prudence certainly does have to be part of any Heat transaction machinations going forward.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
9 May 2025
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Now, because of all of these CBA machinations, with the repeater tax, first apron, second apron and penalties that come with it, there’s a different thought process.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2025
Verb
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The imperialists never stop scheming against China.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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Everyone knows but Nicole, and for weeks, Leslie has been lying, scheming, and slinking around the fictional town of Fairmont in various wigs to maximize the impact of the eventual reveal.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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To the relief of everybody, weeks of rumors/subterfuge/smokescreens/innuendo come to a merciful end.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Courts throughout the country have repeatedly seen through this subterfuge.—
Daniel Wallach,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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All of which is conspiring to remake the Vegas day club experience.—
Rob Reed,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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He was charged in two cases, with steroid distribution in one and conspiring with two officers to violate civil rights in another.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
7 May 2025
Noun
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Flynn and Randall were sentenced to life in prison with a possibility of parole, while Smart was sentenced to life with no chance of parole for conspiracy to commit murder, being an accomplice to first-degree murder and witness tampering.—
Emily Krauser,
People.com,
1 May 2025
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Both were arrested April 21 and charged with multiple counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud and money laundering.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Everything about this — and the fact that Gene wants Henry to use the relationship to get himself a gun — feels fatally contrived, to the point that Mamet couldn’t even be bothered to fill it in.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
2 May 2025
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This experiment could have gone wrong in any number of ways—by seeming contrived, by seeming disjointed, by imposing on its readers the irksome requirement of tracking which voice is saying what across two continents and the better part of a century.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Counterplot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterplot. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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