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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterplotted
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But as Newsom and his allies plotted how to respond to the Lone Star State, two Bay Area counties had already planned to hold off-cycle elections in November.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
15 Sep. 2025 -
Another restructure is being plotted, with a meeting scheduled next week to discuss plans.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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After the first day of camp, Eyssimont was intrigued by the style of play that Sturm wants to play.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
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Williams was intrigued by the title when he was sent the song.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
19 Sep. 2025
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Originally devised in the mid-1990s by financial adviser Bill Bengen, the rule suggested retirees could safely withdraw 4 percent of their portfolio in the first year of retirement and then continue withdrawing the same amount, adjusted for inflation, each year after.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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That theorem, devised by Stephen Hawking way back in 1971, has profound implications.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
17 Sep. 2025
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Many legends who were part of the WNBA’s early years—the league debuted in 1997—have shared stories about how the fledgling brand stuffed star players into narrow feminine molds that sometimes felt contrived.—
Timeka Tounsel,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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None more so than how Conor Coady and Arthur Okonkwo contrived to gift Burrell the third goal from what was effectively an aimless long punt forward.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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If the Clippers schemed with Aspiration to pay Leonard, then the NBA would issue severe punishments.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Jones’ limitations aren’t going away, but his can be schemed around, which was less the case with Richardson.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Directed by genre-hopping Ben Wheatley and written by John Wick creator Derek Kolstad from a story hatched by Kolstad and Odenkirk, the subversive Western is a take-no-prisoners gore fest that peppers all the visceral carnage with an equal sprinkling of dry wit.—
Michael Rechtshaffen,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Sep. 2025
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Two Messor structor males that hatched were hairless, while three Messor ibericus males were covered with hair.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 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
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Verstappen Wins His Fifth WDC The combined pace of the McLarens and turmoil at Red Bull conspired to undermine this potential outcome.—
Rob Reed,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Counterplotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterplotted. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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