as in cunning
clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means
the novel is about an elderly man and his scheming son who is impatient to inherit the family fortune
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as in plotting
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as in conniving
to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends
the town inspector had schemed to overlook the contractor's code violations in exchange for a substantial bribe
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Demetris Nellas, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Jan. 2023
This faux-fur pull-through scarf is warm, fuzzy, and tres chic for all your scheming needs.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2022
Breest's lawyers paint Haggis as a scheming narcissist who repeatedly used his cinematic chops and Hollywood status to prey on women who came into his professional orbit.
—Jennifer Peltz, ajc, 10 Nov. 2022
Given her pedigree as a respected dramatic actress, Evan Rachel Wood never thought that depicting a scheming, villainous Madonna would land on her resume.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2022
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Many viewed him as being manipulated by his scheming mother, dowager Queen Frederica.
—Demetris Nellas, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Jan. 2023
This faux-fur pull-through scarf is warm, fuzzy, and tres chic for all your scheming needs.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2022
Breest's lawyers paint Haggis as a scheming narcissist who repeatedly used his cinematic chops and Hollywood status to prey on women who came into his professional orbit.
—Jennifer Peltz, ajc, 10 Nov. 2022
Given her pedigree as a respected dramatic actress, Evan Rachel Wood never thought that depicting a scheming, villainous Madonna would land on her resume.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2022
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Peter Van Sant: Who is Christina Araujo in your book? Alex Morris: Manipulative, cunning, a chameleon.Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2024
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This pretense—like the episode with the monsters letting out the animals—shows a whole new level of cunning on the monsters’ part.Erik Kain, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
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As cute as the circular jog wheel is, having to enter a name for your schedules and programs is a pain.Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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This goes beyond colorful containers and cute doormats.Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
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Through her stealth and scheming and, yes, killing, Rhiannon develops something like self-esteem.Judy Berman, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
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And the stealth with which the crew operates in plain sight is less for the purpose of secrecy but more to avoid altering the environment.Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
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That means counties have their own rules about whether to allow voters to correct ballots that aren't signed, dated or placed inside secrecy envelopes.Mike D'Onofrio, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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But the voters prevailed before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, which ruled in a 4-3 decision that boards of elections must count provisional ballots cast by voters whose mail ballots are rejected for lacking secrecy envelopes.Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Scheming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scheming. Accessed 9 Nov. 2024.
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