schemer

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Noun
  • Despite knowing of the dangers, Mendez, a native of the Dominican Republic, and her conspirators stored fentanyl and press machines beneath trapdoors under play mats and cribs, according to court records.
    Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2025
  • In exchange, Adams allegedly used his power as Brooklyn borough president and later as mayor to give the foreign conspirators preferential treatment for various projects and proposals, including permits for the Turkish consulate despite fire safety concerns, the indictment said.
    Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The plotters coördinated through a Signal chat, called World Cup 2022, in which each identified himself as a national team: Austria, Germany, Ghana.
    Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The plotter’s approach resembles architectural design.
    JD Barker, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • One method involved providing drugs, cash and free housing to coconspirators, whom the lawsuit accused of helping Williams prey on victims, according to the complaint.
    Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The accused's attorney, Ruben Ortiz, suggested at the hearing that the coconspirators in the border smuggling operation may be falsely implicating his client.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Questioning Tulsi Gabbard about her appointment as the director of National Intelligence, Republican senators begged her to agree with them that Edward Snowden was a traitor for leaking sensitive documents and then fleeing to Moscow.
    David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Continue reading … 'CLOSER TO RUSSIA' – Dem fires back after Elon Musk doubles down on 'traitor' accusation.
    FOXNews.com, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Schemer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schemer. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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