I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a web of intrigue/deceit/deception/lies etc
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
more
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Inherent in the plan is a second set of clues, even more unclear, more intriguing .
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Other aspects of the story depart from Lear in a more intriguing way.
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The second possibility is more intriguing .
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None of those figures is more intriguing or controversial than Wolf.
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Yet there were other, more intriguing ways Ranieri made money.
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Advanced users are experimenting with graphical versions that promise to be even more intriguing and popular.
most
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Perhaps the most intriguing report of such a possible fall was reported in April 1995.
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And for many the role of the United States presents one of the most intriguing puzzles of all.
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She seems most intrigued by the situation, attracted and repelled at the same time.
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The options up front provide the most intriguing argument of all.
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Morris offers no answers, but the often skewed perspectives of his subjects point us down most intriguing paths.
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As a first taste of what the series might offer, it is the most intriguing .
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The explanation of micropolitical behavior by reference to personality is perhaps the most intriguing of the four sets of factors.
■ NOUN
idea
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It's an intriguing idea that invites further discussion.
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As Emma was seated directly behind him, it afforded her such an intriguing idea that she was nearly breathless.
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But he was intrigued by his idea .
question
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Forbes's unexpected emergence points to intriguing tactical questions .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
nest of spies/thieves/intrigue etc
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Neville Chamberlain wrote that the Cabinet was a nest of intrigue, which was, considering everything, an understatement.
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Perhaps we're in the middle of a nest of spies whom Meredith-Lee was about to unmask.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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One question has particularly intrigued those working on this study.
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Specialists were intrigued by a woman who writes upside-down.
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The final part of the letter intrigued him greatly.
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While King Richard was abroad, the barons had been intriguing against him.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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The thought of experiencing health intrigues me.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
political
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The Board of Health was disbanded in 1858 amid a welter of political intrigue and orchestrated opposition.
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Joe was ideal to have around in a command beset by political intrigue .
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Parys had been suspended after alleging on April 6 that politicians were planning to involve army officers in political intrigue .
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The Jesuit position was not, however, simply a matter of political intrigue .
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Manipulation, propaganda, prejudice and political intrigue are often their province.
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One of our interviews with a manager in a high slack company illustrates the functionality of political intrigue .
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Mr Serra's abrasive personality and taste for political intrigue have made him many enemies.
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Failure to do so can easily make the consultant a victim of political intrigue .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Silver is caught in a web of political intrigue .
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The world of politics is a world of deception and intrigue .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Alarmed, Mei-ling and Ei-ling initiated a subtle intrigue designed to keep Stilwell in place.
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Controversy, intrigue , the literary spilling of blood is the very stuff of the Guitarist letters page.
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For one thing, the memoirs of several surviving actors in the drama have appeared with compelling new details of the intrigue .
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Given the tone of our conversation and the weather, an entire nexus of unspoken intrigue suddenly surrounded me.
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His relationships were full of intrigue and conflict.
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Later she turned to Romantic Suspense of the thriller variety, specializing in tales of international crime, espionage, and intrigue .
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Such was their initiation to the deceptive intrigues of early twentieth-century geopolitics.
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The Board of Health was disbanded in 1858 amid a welter of political intrigue and orchestrated opposition.