as in plotted
to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends
the town inspector had schemed to overlook the contractor's code violations in exchange for a substantial bribe
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Recent Examples of schemed
An au pair who schemed with her employer-turned-lover to kill his wife and another man received a 10-year sentence on Friday.
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CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
Schlossnagle schemed in the offseason to ensure the reigning SEC champs would be deeper at all positions after a 44-14 finish.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 1 Feb. 2026
Curtis schemed to obtain at least $600,000 over the years, and there might be other unauthorized payments exceeding $1 million, according to police.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
As a watchdog demands that Idaho's attorney general launch an investigation into a new anti-DEI law, an attorney for the group exposed how four universities in the state have allegedly schemed to sidestep the law's provisions.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
McDaniels schemed a few targets that had receivers open but nonetheless fell incomplete (DeMario Douglas' drop in the third quarter, and an incompletion sailed wide to Rhamondre Stevenson in the second quarter).
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
While in federal prison, a father and son schemed to sell and ship drugs to North Carolina.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2026
Defensive coordinator Brian Flores schemed crossdog blitzes with linebackers Blake Cashman and Eric Wilson, essentially taking elite running back Jahmyr Gibbs out the game.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2025
In Return From the Ashes (1965), Eggar schemed to murder her stepmother (Ingrid Thulin), a concentration camp survivor.
—Chris Koseluk, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
Schlossnagle schemed in the offseason to ensure the reigning SEC champs would be deeper at all positions after a 44-14 finish.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 1 Feb. 2026
Curtis schemed to obtain at least $600,000 over the years, and there might be other unauthorized payments exceeding $1 million, according to police.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
As a watchdog demands that Idaho's attorney general launch an investigation into a new anti-DEI law, an attorney for the group exposed how four universities in the state have allegedly schemed to sidestep the law's provisions.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
McDaniels schemed a few targets that had receivers open but nonetheless fell incomplete (DeMario Douglas' drop in the third quarter, and an incompletion sailed wide to Rhamondre Stevenson in the second quarter).
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
While in federal prison, a father and son schemed to sell and ship drugs to North Carolina.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2026
Defensive coordinator Brian Flores schemed crossdog blitzes with linebackers Blake Cashman and Eric Wilson, essentially taking elite running back Jahmyr Gibbs out the game.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2025
In Return From the Ashes (1965), Eggar schemed to murder her stepmother (Ingrid Thulin), a concentration camp survivor.
—Chris Koseluk, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schemed
plotted
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The regular season couldn’t have been plotted any better for these two from an anticipation standpoint, set to near the end as the top teams in the MIAA Div.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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Michael Sheridan was beaten, stabbed, shot At some point, the brothers plotted to rob the other man, investigators said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Schemed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schemed. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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