counterconspiracy

noun

Definition of counterconspiracynext
as in conspiracy

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  1. conspiracy
  2. intrigue
  3. manipulation
  4. scheme
  5. subterfuge
  6. counterplot
  7. design
  8. plot
Noun
  • The attorney general’s Office of Statewide Prosecution will assume jurisdiction over the multi-circuit criminal conspiracy case against Castro.
    — Landon Mion , Lorraine Taylor, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Florida has charged Castro alone with one count of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of conspiracy
Noun
  • The Democratic Party’s shake-up of its calendar for early-state primaries has added to the intrigue as potential 2028 hopefuls fan out across the country to boost midterm candidates.
    — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026
  • From moving images in our neighborhoods to political intrigue at the state Capitol and portraits of area newsmakers, their lenses offer a unique window into life in Sacramento and beyond.
    — Nathaniel Levine, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of intrigue
Noun
  • The pushing and lifting capabilities represent two distinct aspects of its manipulation performance.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
  • And it’s led to all kinds of manipulation with stock buybacks and other kinds of things.
    — John E. McDonough, STAT, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of manipulation
Noun
  • The court order stems from a finding that Shkreli organized an anti-competitive scheme to perpetuate his company Vyera Pharmaceuticals’ monopoly in the anti-parasitic drug Daraprim.
    — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Similar Excel spreadsheets are used to organize schemes where Indian scammers in Delhi or Kolkata impersonate Microsoft tech support, the Internal Revenue Service or even the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
    — Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of scheme
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
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
Definition of counterplot
Noun
  • Such designs can help militaries integrate new equipment without rebuilding their entire communications infrastructure around a single platform.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The handbag would go on to become one of Fendi’s most celebrated designs.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of design
Noun
  • Despite the cookie-cutter nature of the main plot elements, a few star writers emerged who were able to keep readers guessing.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • In the days before Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was gunned down inside his second-floor bedroom, tensions were mounting in South Florida among the men involved in the plot to overthrow him.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of plot
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