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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While many successful industries celebrate greatness and individual stories, why is the architecture architecture community downplaying individuals and advocating for itself as a cog in neutral, bureaucratic machinations?
—Matt Shaw, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Or machinations between military factions and civilian factions.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 25 Feb. 2025
There is something oddly delightful about a movie that leans into some basic and cheesy ’80s-action-movie machinations — good guys, bad guys, innocent corporate hostages, a rouge hero — and so on.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
The Trump administration's early machinations toward Ukraine and Europe have rubbed a lot of people the wrong way.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
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Matt Shaw, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Or machinations between military factions and civilian factions.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 25 Feb. 2025
There is something oddly delightful about a movie that leans into some basic and cheesy ’80s-action-movie machinations — good guys, bad guys, innocent corporate hostages, a rouge hero — and so on.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
The Trump administration's early machinations toward Ukraine and Europe have rubbed a lot of people the wrong way.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 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 14 Mar. 2025.
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