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Definition of counterplot

as in intrigue

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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

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Noun

For Giacchino, the trick to scoring a film filled with so much intrigue is keeping the viewer guessing.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
However, work stalled at the 60th floor and was paused for several years, with multiple reports naming palace intrigues and purges by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as the cause for the delay.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of intrigue

Verb

Years ago, William had plotted to pollute the the ley lines — the source of all witches and warlocks’ magical powers — which was foiled by a Mary, Graves and their coven sister Tamora (Keegan Connor Tracy).

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
Jair Bolsonaro is now serving a 27-year prison sentence under house arrest after being convicted of plotting to overturn that election and prevent Lula from taking office.

— Catherine Osborn, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of plot

Noun

And the recording that exposed their machinations ultimately destroyed the type of ethnic politicking that made the careers of too many self-serving power grabbers, including this quartet.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
The safety and dignity of more than two million civilians cannot continue to be held hostage to the decisions of Hamas, much less the machinations of internal Israeli politics.

— KHALED ELGINDY, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of machination

Noun

The series unpacks the subterfuge and secrecy required to record the interviews and how Diana and Colthurst were on high alert while making the recordings, Barefield explained.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
This subterfuge makes sense, since what these people reveal implicates their superiors.

— Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of subterfuge

Verb

Williams had allegedly conspired with three other individuals to fake his own abduction alongside hers, according to local reports of the incident.

— Breaking News, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
Lemon was charged with conspiring to interfere with religious rights and violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of conspire

Noun

Corruption schemes The first indictment, filed in Miami in 2019, accuses Pulido and Saab of participating in a money laundering conspiracy involving a Venezuelan government contract to build low-income housing.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
Orphaned, the children are taken in by their irreverent aunt Berta, and begin a new life in the big city in a house frequented by intellectuals and where all kinds of political conspiracies are hatched.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

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