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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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With Cam’ron — attached as an executive producer — the project already promises intrigue.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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There is plenty of intrigue on both sides.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro – who was this week convicted of plotting to overturn his country’s 2022 election and sentenced to more than 27 years in jail – is far from being the first Latin American leader to run into legal trouble.—
Sofía Benavides,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Another restructure is being plotted, with a meeting scheduled next week to discuss plans.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In Greenberg’s novel, Cherry and Hero are already secret lovers who conspire to thwart the menfolk’s machinations.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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The machinations violated the NBA’s salary cap rules.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Head coach Kevin O’Connell tends to scheme free releases for Jefferson, but Terrell can be sticky down the field.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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This is only Year 1, and while the Patriots are working, scheming and practicing to win every Sunday, their biggest games are well ahead of them.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The trial was a kangaroo circus packed with sophism, subterfuge, and courtroom chicanery.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Maybe Payton’s running the best preseason subterfuge campaign ever to make Estime look bad on film.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
17 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Yergan Jones, 63, president of an audiovisual company, pleaded guilty to conspiring with the Gatlin by falsifying dozens of invoices for purported fundraising events between 2019 and 2024.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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Now, the same institutions once intimidated by authoritarian power have declared that a former commander-in-chief conspired to revoke the 2022 election, assassinate rivals, and eventually unleash street chaos to hold on to power.—
Julia Vargas Jones,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The jury convicted Patron of intentional killing while engaged in drug trafficking, hostage taking resulting in death and conspiracy to take hostages resulting in death.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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Two young soldiers from each reality must unite to solve a government conspiracy.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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His perpetual ease — spontaneous and never contrived — has always held a deep fascination for me and for my creativity.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Sure, much of the drama and plot feels contrived, but that’s true for many reality-show first seasons.—
Olivia Crandall,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Counterplot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterplot. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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