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as in scheme
a secret plan for accomplishing evil or unlawful ends
the Secret Service uncovered just in time a plot to assassinate the President
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as in property
a small piece of land that is developed or available for development
subdivided the old farm into plots for tract houses
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as in to scheme
to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends
mobsters were caught plotting to take over the company
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Recent Examples of plot
Rory Doherty, Vulture, 11 July 2025
As the group gears up to complete its final challenge, a new plot is hatched by a demon named Jinu (Ahn Hyo-seop), who creates a rival group called The Saja Boys to harness energy from fans and weaken the barriers between the worlds.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC news, 10 July 2025
ArsTechnica, 6 July 2025
For instance, a trader can ask the tool to plot the relationship between the weather and the propane stocks on the East Coast of the United States.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
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Noun
By the halfway point, when the vampy, non-comic villainess Spider Lady (Carol Forman) takes over the narrative, the plot gets repetitive and the temptation to skip over the next few Saturday screenings becomes overpowering.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 11 July 2025
As the group gears up to complete its final challenge, a new plot is hatched by a demon named Jinu (Ahn Hyo-seop), who creates a rival group called The Saja Boys to harness energy from fans and weaken the barriers between the worlds.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC news, 10 July 2025
Verb
The slope of genius The EEG signal in the human brain consists of low and high frequencies that can be plotted on a spectral slope.
—ArsTechnica, 6 July 2025
For instance, a trader can ask the tool to plot the relationship between the weather and the propane stocks on the East Coast of the United States.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plot
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In the film, Superman comes under suspicion by the public and the government over his Kryptonian heritage thanks to a scheme by tech billionaire Luthor to push Superman out of the way of his grand plans to expand his criminal enterprise worldwide.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Two sources told Reuters he was suspected of being involved in a scheme to embezzle millions of dollars earmarked for border defenses.—
Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
11 July 2025
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In 2018, the sunken vessel was discovered in Bitter End’s mooring field and carefully resurfaced.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
6 July 2025
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As an example, IMGs make up 40% of residents in internal medicine, a primary care field with a focus on preventing chronic conditions like diabetes, cancer and heart disease.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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While California’s property and sales and excise taxes rank near the middle of the country, its individual income tax burden is second only to New York.—
David Lightman
July 7,
Sacbee.com,
7 July 2025
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Local stakeholders, include Lauren Bailey, the co-founder and CEO of Upward Projects, the restaurant group that created Postino, Federal Pizza and other concepts, whose office is located in one of the rotunda buildings on the property.—
Corina Vanek,
AZCentral.com,
7 July 2025
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Editor's note: This story is part of a series tracking the experiences of four graduating seniors at four different Michigan universities.—
Meg Vandermark,
Freep.com,
5 July 2025
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Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
5 July 2025
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Worse, she’s being painted as a de facto Deep State operative in an administration obsessed with Deep State conspiracies lurking under every desk.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
11 July 2025
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One co-conspirator was charged with obstruction of justice and conspiracy for attempting to conceal and destroy evidence and faces up to 10 years in prison, The Center Square reported.—
Bethany Blankley,
The Washington Examiner,
11 July 2025
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The hospital also had a failing score for urinary tract infections from catheters.—
Scott Schwebke,
Oc Register,
12 July 2025
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That could negate the need for costly and invasive methods of GI tract investigation – like endoscopy and computerized tomography (CT) – that can only be used in hospitals.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
12 July 2025
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Damaging wind and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
12 July 2025
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Personnel requested ground and air ambulances, and began performing life-saving measures.—
Theresa Clift
July 12,
Sacbee.com,
12 July 2025
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Growers, on the other hand, lean into the quirks of each harvest and parcel of land.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
8 July 2025
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In 2024, Shein and Temu together shipped 800 million packages to France — more than half of all parcels sent to the country.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
4 July 2025
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“Plot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plot. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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