- present participle of plot.
plotting
Example Sentences
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Earlier, the interior ministry said security agencies had arrested several suspects accused of plotting to interfere with the electoral system.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Since then, they've been plotting how to get their comrade home so they can confirm his identity beyond doubt through DNA testing and offer his family a semblance of closure.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Nonfarm payrolls data for July will be watched especially closely for clues to the Federal Reserve’s rate plotting path, as Chairman Kevin Warsh pivots the Fed away from providing forward guidance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
How can we mathematically prove they’re not secretly plotting to destroy humanity?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
The surveying group, which was responsible for plotting the course and measuring the length of the river, had their work cut out for them.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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