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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So the company plotted an ambitious pivot: It would rip up the rulebook and switch to selling fewer cars at a much higher price.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 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
Citi’s global equity strategy team led by David Groman plotted the course of 10-year yields around first Fed hikes.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Wu missed several station visits after he was too late at a transfer, but getting to see his partner successfully complete the route he plotted felt like a triumph nonetheless.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
And never, though she dreamed and plotted as she scrubbed the iron kettles and churned the butter and bellowed up the fire, never a chance to take the calf money home.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
