Word of the Day 12/19/24 Machination
Machination (noun)
machination [ mak-uh-ney-shuhn ]
noun
1. an act or instance of machinating.
2. Usually machinations. crafty schemes; plots; intrigues.
Other Words From
an ti·mach i·na tion adjective
Related Words
conspiracy, intrigue, ploy, ruse, stratagem
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Synonyms
2. device, stratagem
Origin: 1375-1425; late Middle English machinacion < Latin māchinātiōn- (stem of māchinātiō ). See machinate, -ion
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.
From Los Angeles Times
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.
From Los Angeles Times
As Dax tries to get back to his normal life, a past trauma threatens to upend more for him than MI6’s machinations.
From Los Angeles Times
Tula, the more sensitive sister, reckons the human cost of their multiple machinations.
From Los Angeles Times
While the geopolitical machinations rumble on, the underling success of Georgia’s second-hand car industry can be explained by its geography.
From BBC
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machination [ mak-uh-ney-shuhn ]
noun
1. an act or instance of machinating.
2. Usually machinations. crafty schemes; plots; intrigues.
Other Words From
an ti·mach i·na tion adjective
Related Words
conspiracy, intrigue, ploy, ruse, stratagem
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
Synonyms
2. device, stratagem
Origin: 1375-1425; late Middle English machinacion < Latin māchinātiōn- (stem of māchinātiō ). See machinate, -ion
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.
From Los Angeles Times
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.
From Los Angeles Times
As Dax tries to get back to his normal life, a past trauma threatens to upend more for him than MI6’s machinations.
From Los Angeles Times
Tula, the more sensitive sister, reckons the human cost of their multiple machinations.
From Los Angeles Times
While the geopolitical machinations rumble on, the underling success of Georgia’s second-hand car industry can be explained by its geography.
From BBC
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.