machination
noun
mach·i·na·tion
ˌma-kə-ˈnā-shən 
ˌma-shə-
1
: an act of machinating
2
: a scheming or crafty action or artful design intended to accomplish some usually evil end
backstage machinations … that have dominated the film industry—
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Examples of machination in a Sentence
incredibly complicated machinations to assassinate the president that inevitably failed
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Readers also gain perspective on the interpersonal aspects of white backlash to civil rights progress and strategic machinations within the movement.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 28 May 2024
During his weeks in the post, Mr. Grenell fired top officials and oversaw a wave of document declassifications aimed at discrediting the U.S. intelligence community’s assessment of Russia’s pro-Trump machinations in the 2016 campaign.
—Elizabeth Williamson, New York Times, 25 May 2024
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Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 28 May 2024
During his weeks in the post, Mr. Grenell fired top officials and oversaw a wave of document declassifications aimed at discrediting the U.S. intelligence community’s assessment of Russia’s pro-Trump machinations in the 2016 campaign.
—Elizabeth Williamson, New York Times, 25 May 2024
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“Machination.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/machination. Accessed 3 Jun. 2024.
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