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Definition of Masterminded
1. mastermind [v] - See also: mastermind
Lexicographical Neighbors of Masterminded
Literary usage of Masterminded
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Patterns of Global Terrorism, 1997 edited by Christopher W. Ross (1998)
"... Tajik warlord who Moscow TV© masterminded the kidnapping of two French ...
masterminded the kidnapping of two French humanitarian aid workers and ..."
2. Decentralisation of Policies Affecting Forests and Estate Crops in ...by Anne Casson by Anne Casson (2001)
"The riots are thought to have been masterminded by two district government ...
Both of these officials are believed to have masterminded the riots because ..."
3. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant (1998)
"campaigns he masterminded, including his victory at Appomattox where his men
blocked Lees lines of retreat to force his surrender, ending the Civil War. ..."
4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Total spending on Themis amounted to $88.7 million. Project Themis was masterminded
by DOD's Directorate of Defense Research and Engineering, ..."
5. Memoirs of Gen. W. T. Sherman by William Tecumseh Sherman (1999)
"His memoirs vividly depict the brilliant campaigns he masterminded, including
his victory at Appomattox where his men blocked Lee's retreat to force his ..."
6. Technology Against Terrorism: The Federal Effort (1992)
"Thus, the PLF aded by Abu'l Abbas, who masterminded the J5 attack on the Achille
Lauro cruise ship, in ich Leon Klinghoffer, an American citizen, ..."