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—
Peter Bogdanovich
Peter BogdanovichExamples of machination in a Sentence
incredibly complicated machinations to assassinate the president that inevitably failed
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Why pull back the curtain on the inner machinations of the athletic department about 24 hours before their most important game of the season?
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025
Sexual insecurity is what makes this great military man so vulnerable to Iago’s machinations.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
Now trapped inside the car and communicating through the car's speaker system, Eddie has to reckon with the devious machinations of William and whatever chaos he's got planned.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Others would exhort that the end result is what counts, not how the inner machinations work.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025
Sexual insecurity is what makes this great military man so vulnerable to Iago’s machinations.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
Now trapped inside the car and communicating through the car's speaker system, Eddie has to reckon with the devious machinations of William and whatever chaos he's got planned.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Others would exhort that the end result is what counts, not how the inner machinations work.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for machination
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“Machination.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/machination. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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