conspiracy theorist
noun
plural conspiracy theorists
: a person who proposes or believes in a conspiracy theory
Distrust of the numbers is why one group of dissenters—government conspiracy theorists—grow during pandemics.—
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In the absurdist black comedy, Stone stars as Michelle Fuller, the powerful CEO of pharmaceutical company Auxolith, who is kidnapped by Teddy (Jesse Plemons), a conspiracy theorist convinced that Michelle is really an Andromedan — an extraterrestrial sent to Earth to destroy it.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Jones is a conspiracy theorist who said the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax staged by crisis actors.
—Scott Wartman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2025
But the Khourys were different, self-consciously inclusive, inviting often inappropriate local guests—gun nuts, fellow pickleballers, smiling evangelicals, conspiracy theorists, and cabinetmakers—to their gatherings, despite the likely awkwardness.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Austin Butler’s character, the psychotic conspiracy theorist, was hysterical.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Jones is a conspiracy theorist who said the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax staged by crisis actors.
—Scott Wartman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2025
But the Khourys were different, self-consciously inclusive, inviting often inappropriate local guests—gun nuts, fellow pickleballers, smiling evangelicals, conspiracy theorists, and cabinetmakers—to their gatherings, despite the likely awkwardness.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Austin Butler’s character, the psychotic conspiracy theorist, was hysterical.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for conspiracy theorist
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“Conspiracy theorist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conspiracy%20theorist. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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