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machinations
/ˌmækəˈneɪʃənz/
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What does machinations mean?
noun
- plural of machination
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Others exercised their ingenuity in picking the new discovery to pieces, and still others attributed it all to the machinations of Satan.
The Adams' Administration, though checkered by divided counsels and by the machinations of party, was on the whole beneficial to the country.
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Thus, sir, the public voice was everything, while that voice, partially obtained through political and pecuniary machinations, was adverse to the President.
To dream of a shroud, denotes sickness and its attendant distress and anxiety, coupled with the machinations of the evil-minded and false friends.
This unfortunate difference opened a way for the machinations of the Jesuits to sow distrust between both parties, and to destroy the unity of their measures.