counterplotted

past tense of counterplot

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterplotted
Verb
  • The fair's conferences were held at the Art Institute, and on the current site of La Rabida Hospital was a recreation of the La Rabida convent in Spain, where Columbus plotted his voyages.
    Suzanne Le Mignot, CBS News, 27 June 2026
  • It was plotted, police said, because Arnold suspected that two of the three men were responsible for stealing his property.
    Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • That journey validated why Coward became intrigued with joining an independent sports agency.
    Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • But Kaplan also was intrigued by other labs’ findings that mast cells could fend off a common type of skin bacteria called Staphylococcus aureus.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • In 2011, Aguirre devised a technique to motivate his Real Zaragoza players ahead of a league match against Real Madrid.
    Colin Millar, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • Scientists at the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) have devised a technique to turn still-wet coffee grounds into high-grade biofuel in as little as 90 seconds.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • The work lies in making that interface feel truthful rather than contrived.
    Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • New quarterback Anthony Colandrea brings a degree of swag that is not contrived.
    Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Prosecutors detailed at least four games in which the defendants are alleged to have schemed to have Beasley manipulate individual game stats for the benefit of gamblers.
    Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 1 July 2026
  • The show centered on Lucy, a housewife who desperately wanted to be a star and often schemed ways to appear alongside her bandleader husband.
    Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026
Verb
  • So far, nine Guam kingfishers have been released on Palmyra Atoll, three of which were hatched and hand-reared at the National Aviary.
    Finch Walker, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Busy season begins as only bird rescue source Baby bird season has hit the rescue particularly hard this year with the influx of fresh birds being hatched with nowhere to go.
    Maveah Griffith, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
Verb
  • Prosecutors allege the companies conspired for years to manipulate industry price benchmarks that influence wholesale egg prices nationwide.
    Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 30 June 2026
  • State prosecutors said Peters and a deputy clerk in 2021 conspired to turn off security cameras in the room where Mesa County's voting machines were stored and improperly granted access to an outside activist by stealing someone else’s identity.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 30 June 2026
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“Counterplotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterplotted. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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