plot
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4.3
- noun
- /plɑt/
:
conspiración
- Now, Agent One believed that there was a plot to steal the Crown Jewels.
- a terrorist plot
- a plot to assassinate
- foil a plot
Yesterday we heard about this assassination plan or plot by a Faraj Shakiri.
- Yesterday we heard about this assassination plan or plot by a Faraj Shakiri.
- And Stalin died before he could carry out this plot.
- In many cases, this could also essentially be assassination plots.
- The spirit of Manchester and the spirit of Britain is far mightier than the sick plots of depraved terrorists.
- This is all part some paternalistic plot to control what other people do with their lives.
- But I realized I had a an obligation to try and ensure that this murder plot didn't actually come to fruition.
- We'll freeze the X handle and arrest the plot and & the plot.
- These illustrate a series of anti Anton plots that have been going on for the past couple of months.
- Any unwelcome facts are dismissed as a giant left wing remain a plot.
Examples
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The police uncovered a plot to smuggle drugs across the border.
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We believe Dr. Evil has begun yet another plot to take over the world.
Fiction book (1997) -
I am the victim of a disgraceful plot to ruin my reputation.
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They think I'm part of the plot to rob the bank.
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Blacker somehow learned of the plot and arrested Howard before the group could act.
Academic text (2008) -
This was a diabolical plot and so a hunt was off and on to find the culprits.
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The plot to conceal the truth about the existence of extraterrestrials.
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Rezwan Ferdaus nearly succeeded in his plot to bomb the Pentagon and Capitol building.
Academic text (2012) -
Pakistani security sources confirmed that the plot was hatched by Al-Qaeda's top hierarchy.
Academic text (2008) -
During the trial, it was revealed that the defendant was involved in a plot to kidnap a high-profile individual.
Synonyms
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5.5
A secret plan by a group to do something illegal or harmful
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5.7
A secret action by a government or army to avoid being noticed
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4.3
A plan people keep secret to do something wrong
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8.1
A plan made to trick people
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5.0
A clever way to trick someone to get what you want
Idioms
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7.1
A situation that gets more complicated or interesting because of new information
- Literature
Events that happen mainly to move the story forward, even if they do not make sense
Compounds
How Serious
Surface Forms
Etymology
Plot once meant a 'plan' and often a secret or harmful one. That is why a plot can mean a hidden plan by a group to do something illegal or dangerous.