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Recent Examples of schemer
Thomas Jefferson, the great hero of the Declaration of Independence, is shown as hypocritical, cowardly, manipulative, a schemer of every kind.
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David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
The standout is Jack Davenport, playing Soames’ father James as a shameless schemer, bent on frustrating his brother’s side of the family by any means necessary.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2026
The schemer makes out with bags of money, while the followers are left with nearly worthless assets.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 12 Mar. 2026
Layups for the quarterback Roman did not do enough as a schemer and play caller to provide easy completions for Herbert.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Also in the mix were Dogbert, a maniacal schemer, and Catbert, the ruthless head of HR.
—Chris Koseluk, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
Alu then made headlines several years later for his working relationship and friendship with Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein, according to the archives.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
Josh Safdie and Ronald Bronstein’s latest collaboration is a spiritual sequel to their 2019 masterpiece, once again putting an undeniably charming schemer through a nightmarish gauntlet of trials and tribulations to chase an impossible dream.
—Anastasia Sanger, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2025
In various shadows of the things that have been, Chris Hoch plays young Ebenezer’s father as an abusive drunk, a schemer who saddled the family with debt.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
The standout is Jack Davenport, playing Soames’ father James as a shameless schemer, bent on frustrating his brother’s side of the family by any means necessary.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2026
The schemer makes out with bags of money, while the followers are left with nearly worthless assets.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 12 Mar. 2026
Layups for the quarterback Roman did not do enough as a schemer and play caller to provide easy completions for Herbert.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Also in the mix were Dogbert, a maniacal schemer, and Catbert, the ruthless head of HR.
—Chris Koseluk, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
Alu then made headlines several years later for his working relationship and friendship with Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein, according to the archives.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
Josh Safdie and Ronald Bronstein’s latest collaboration is a spiritual sequel to their 2019 masterpiece, once again putting an undeniably charming schemer through a nightmarish gauntlet of trials and tribulations to chase an impossible dream.
—Anastasia Sanger, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2025
In various shadows of the things that have been, Chris Hoch plays young Ebenezer’s father as an abusive drunk, a schemer who saddled the family with debt.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schemer
Noun
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Bances Chaponan and a third co-conspirator, Erick Christian Luna de la Cruz, pleaded guilty to related charges.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2026
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The indictment also alleges that one the two co-conspirators gave Morens two bottles of wine and promises of other things of value, such as meals at expensive restaurants.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Now, instead of waging war with whitetails, Williams focuses full-time on growing and selling mushroom spawn to food plotters and habitat managers through his family business, MycoHabitat.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
25 Mar. 2026
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This is not like Japan attacking Pearl Harbor or Afghanistan providing safe haven for the 9/11 plotters.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As the castle’s internal order collapses under the weight of a string of baffling crimes, Araki strikes a fragile alliance with Kuroda Kanbei – a razor-minded captive languishing in his own dungeon – in a race to root out a traitor before Oda’s army closes in.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2026
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In the context of his time, Jesus was considered a traitor — an enemy of the Roman Empire.—
Michael J Christensen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The documentary made the case, again, that Aziz and Islam were innocent, asserted Bradley’s guilt, and named other coconspirators.—
Tracy Grant,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 Apr. 2026
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The first lady also addressed an email that was released from the Epstein files, showing her correspondence via email with Epstein’s coconspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell.—
Sydney Topf,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Schemer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schemer. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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