contrivance

Yet for all the contrivance, this match-up comes draped in the language of legacy.

There are those in the F1 paddock who feel that the move is a contrivance, a knee-jerk reaction to a specific set of circumstances that happened to unfold last year.

Are fans so consumed by the mystery of who died at the end that they’re willing to forgive the numerous contrivances and shameless manipulations of this installment?

Trump no doubt thought the Democrats would bail him out because they have often done so in the past and they always wanted to get rid of that silly contrivance.

"The whole thing hangs on contrivance and familiarity, not characters, so the fights don’t seem to matter much."