conspiration

noun

Definition of conspirationnext
as in intrigue

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  1. intrigue
  2. scheme
  3. plot
Noun
  • Perhaps the greater intrigue nationally lies with Arizona’s nail-biter U.S. House race between Kirsten Engel and Juan Ciscomani, which could help determine whether Trump has a Republican trifecta to work with, or whether the House could become his policy stopper.
    Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The intrigue: Aquaria isn't the only company building atmospheric water generators.
    Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of intrigue
Noun
  • Pietro La Greca Jr’s memoir Pesos: The Rise and Fall of a Border Family tells the story of an Italian immigrant and con man who ran Mexico’s biggest money laundering scheme during the worst economic period in the country’s history.
    Peter White, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
  • In the 2000s, federal agents deduced that the company was a mere front for a complex money laundering scheme.
    Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 18 Nov. 2024
Definition of scheme
Noun
  • The plot centers on Scott Pilgrim, a Canadian indie rock slacker who falls in love with a girl named Ramona Flowers and then has to fight her seven evil exes in video game-style battles.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Minus the dumb Greek stuff, this is, of course, completely the plot of the movie.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of plot
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“Conspiration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspiration. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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