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machinations

/ˌmækəˈneɪʃənz/

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noun

  1. plural of machination

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/ˌmækəˈneɪʃənz/

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/ˌmæʃəˈneɪʃənz/
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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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.
Andrew Dickson WhiteHistory of the Warfare of Science with Theology in ChristendomProject Gutenberg ebook #505
The Adams' Administration, though checkered by divided counsels and by the machinations of party, was on the whole beneficial to the country.
Edward Sylvester EllisThomas Jefferson, a Character SketchProject Gutenberg ebook #712
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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.
Thomas Hart BentonThomas Hart Benton's Remarks to the Senate on the Expunging ResolutionProject Gutenberg ebook #741
To dream of a shroud, denotes sickness and its attendant distress and anxiety, coupled with the machinations of the evil-minded and false friends.
Gustavus Hindman MillerTen Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What's in a Dream A Scientific and Practical ExpositionProject Gutenberg ebook #926
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.
Friedrich SchillerThe History of the Thirty Years' WarTranslated by A. J. W. (Alexander James William) MorrisonProject Gutenberg ebook #566