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machination
[ mak-uh-ney-shuhn ]
machination
/ ˌmæʃ-; ˌmækɪˈneɪʃən /
noun
- an intrigue, plot, or scheme
- the act of devising plots or schemes
Other Words From
- anti·machi·nation adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of machination1
Example Sentences
Neither the stage production nor the musical can do much with the melodramatic Madame Morrible, the headmistress at Shiz who becomes a key player in the Wonderful Wizard of Oz’s fascist machinations.
But the Jay-Z case offers a window into the machinations and big money behind such cases that could be a preview of the potential fallout involving other civil litigation that’s been filed against Combs.
As Dax tries to get back to his normal life, a past trauma threatens to upend more for him than MI6’s machinations.
Tula, the more sensitive sister, reckons the human cost of their multiple machinations.
While the geopolitical machinations rumble on, the underling success of Georgia’s second-hand car industry can be explained by its geography.
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