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scheming

adjective as in deceitful, sly

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There are signs he’s scheming with Attorney General Pam Bondi to withhold the files, all the while pretending to welcome their publication.

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It was Simon who had convinced her of this, during their long night of scheming.

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"Unfortunately, our region is very close to our scheming neighbour," he said, adding an expletive for good measure.

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She finds him impossible, brilliant, manipulative, honest, constantly scheming, always looking out for her and inscrutably devoid of impulse control, especially for a veteran diplomat.

Earlier this year, the co-founder and another top company official agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud charges and scheming to bilk investors using falsified documents.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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