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machination::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | intrigue |
| Type of | game, plot, secret plan |
| Has types | priestcraft |
| Derivation | machinate |
Examples of machination
machination
He learned of Gillispie's latest lineup machination minutes before tip-off.
From the kentucky.com
It's a political machination with an unwanted familial scapegoat attached.
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Amato seems eager to portray himself as the victim of manipulation and legal machination.
From the eastvillage.thelocal.nytimes.com
And living in this world of consumerism, we can't blame anyone of marketing machination.
From the economist.com
It was avoidable, not a machination of Mother Nature.
From the us.cnn.com
As follows, it was made clear to him in an episcopal way how much danger was hidden in such a machination.
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That colossal machination worked because Drexel and its colleagues were able for a while to deny the real default rate of the bonds.
From the nytimes.com
On one level, the vote was simply the latest machination in Michigan tax politics, which resembles nothing so much as a billion-dollar game of chicken.
From the time.com
That this kind of semantic machination becomes an issue speaks volumes about the lack of actual issues other than partisan hoping and inchoate hatred of Obama.
From the economist.com
- Intrigue: a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
- (machinate) organize: arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"
- (machinate) conspire: engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government"
- (Machinations (band)) Machinations was a popular Sydney-based outfit working the mid-1980s independent Australian music scene. Notable national hits included "Pressure Sway", "My Heart's On Fire" and "No Say In It". ...
- A clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes; The act of machinating or plotting
- (machinate) To devise, with others, a plot or secret plan; to conspire
- (Machinations) of the devil, evil, harm, hurt, ill, ills that flesh is heir to, mischief, nuisance, Pandora's box.
- (machinations) plots; artful schemes
- (mk-nshn, msh-) n. 1. The act of plotting. 2. A crafty scheme or cunning design for the accomplishment of a sinister end.
