plot
noun
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose.
plotted
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past participleof plot.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof plot.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
plotnouna secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose.
Example Sentences
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The apartment served as a base camp after he released his memoir, “I Was Wrong,” and plotted a national book tour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Their unlikely enemy, who they believe plotted a surreptitious attack, was a museum built to honour a pioneering, nature-loving Korean artist.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
“Women are often expected to write quiet, intricate family dramas, but Chloe went ahead and wrote an unbelievably plotted science fiction novel.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Robin Brooks, a former Goldman Sachs currency strategist and current fellow at the Brookings Institution, plotted the weighted average of U.S. data surprises versus the 10-year U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Her father had already plotted out Siobhan’s life.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
