as in conspiracies
a secret plan for accomplishing evil or unlawful ends
the intrigue was quickly discovered, and the would-be assassins were arrested
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as in plots
to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends
evidence that the leading manufacturers had intrigued to keep prices artificially high
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as in interests
to hold the attention of
the mystery story intrigued me so that I read it in one sitting
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Recent Examples of intrigues
Miami Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
If any of that intrigues you, perhaps add a Manukora manuka honey kit to your cart this season.
—Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Nov. 2025
Both of those were fine, and Conclave got a boost from the camp potential of its Vatican intrigues, but this new movie suggests that Berger isn’t capable of rising above his source material or, in this case, even meeting it.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
His firepower for short stints on the mound intrigues the Rockies.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
While plundering a dungeon lair and stealing artifacts from a museum both have heist elements to them, Skullduggery looks into the other intrigues of adventures in urban environments.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Senior running back/defensive end Ishmaiah Elliott intrigues.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
For the past four years, Honan has been a worm in Adams’s apple, scoring scoop after scoop about the dramas, inanities, and intrigues of his administration.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
As Jun and Arthur spin and swirl with an impressive level of coordination at the center, intrigues occur along the edges.
—Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 15 Dec. 2025
What intrigues you about circling back to the original Power world and that complicated dynamic with Tariq?
—Derek Lawrence, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2025
Science fiction intrigues me a lot.
—William Earl, Variety, 25 Oct. 2025
This is a beautiful week to plan a trip, take a course, or follow a philosophical rabbit hole that intrigues you.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 19 Oct. 2025
The 36-year-old point guard said there’s one thing about joining the Kings that intrigues him the most.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Plus, the potential for more swappable panels intrigues the modder in us; the first ones, the Stone and Natural options, look promising.
—Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2025
At the very least, the prospect of doing more with younger Ed and Lorraine intrigues the performers.
—EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Her disgust intrigues Jun-pyo, who eventually falls for Jan-di.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
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Dallas has hosted on Thanksgiving every year but two since 1966, and this latest matchup intrigues despite the mediocre records on both sides.
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All of these have a spiritual edge to them that intrigues me, too.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for intrigues
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Trump has also repeatedly lashed out over the state’s incarceration of Tina Peters, the former county clerk convicted of state felonies related to her attempts to prove discredited election conspiracies shared by the president.—
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Contrary to what many may think, the researchers found no correlation between a person’s level of education and their capacity to believe in absurd conspiracies.—
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Thus begins a thorny relationship in which Jules plots vengeance, though their dynamic soon takes a fascinating turn.—
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Bad Santa follows an alcoholic scammer named Willie (Thornton) who poses as a mall Santa and plots to rob the stores on Christmas Eve with his sidekick, Marcus (Tony Cox).—
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The one who interests me most is midfielder Ruben Neves.—
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That always interests me in terms of fun facts or conversation starters for Karen Wheeler.—
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The 40-year-old cooks up ways to make quarterbacks miserable in his sleep, devising schemes that are meant to lure as much as they are intended to confuse.—
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More than 90 people, most with ties to the state’s Somali community, have been charged in fraud schemes targeting social services.—
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Then there’s the story of life, which also really fascinates me.—
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Kafka’s work still fascinates readers — like Polish filmmaking legend Holland.—
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The series’ focus on the machinations of asset management and wealth hoarding — banks, investment funds, start-ups, the stock market, all the ways people with resources find ways to deny them to others — remains firmly in place.—
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Trump, as is his want, is just doing the normal thing without the usual white niceties that come with imperialist machinations.—
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In Pisces, Neptune immerses itself in feelings, symbolism and dreams.—
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Leave No Trace Exploring by night immerses you in the planet’s many wonders.—
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The property occupies a sizable 6,868-square-foot lot.—
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Hisense says cyan occupies a part of the spectrum where the human eye is especially sensitive, allowing the panel to render smoother gradients, more realistic tones and subtler transitions without oversaturation.—
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“Intrigues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intrigues. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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