plot
noun
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose.
has plotted
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present perfectof plot (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Nienaber has plotted a path back to the top of the world game for Springboks' heavy artillery.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2023
Under its leader, Kim Jong Un, North Korea has plotted to lure North Korean defectors in the South back to their former homeland using whatever means it could, including recruiting people like Song.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2021
Hamaguchi has plotted this story with great precision and ingenuity, and that precision miraculously deepens, rather than cheapens, the lost history that passes between these two women.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2021
Over his past six events, Niemann has not finished outside of the top 31 and has plotted his way to two top-5 finishes in this time.
From Golf Digest ● Jul. 10, 2019
“I will fetch you a candle, sir; and, in Heaven’s name, get up. Somebody has plotted something: you cannot too soon find out who and what it is.”
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
