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Adjective
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The only answers in the cards regard what happened to Dinah’s house (and why), which are satisfying enough, if still tightly straddling the lines between affecting and cruel, sensible and conspiratorial.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
29 Oct. 2025 -
Meanwhile, the wild-eyed Teddy remains steadfast in his conspiratorial research and extraterrestrial accusations – at least until the stress begins to wear on him.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The evil-doing in question is simple enough, at least for a franchise that has always been built around the existence of a clandestine organization of magicians (The Eye) who love using their skills to take down bad guys and quite literally share the wealth with their eager audiences.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
11 Nov. 2025
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The 16-month plot to bribe Maduro’s chief pilot illustrates how Washington pairs clandestine operations with military power to destabilize the regime while projecting strategic pressure in the region.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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However, his team quickly secured their covert support in the form of money and supplies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Trump has authorized the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to carry out covert operations in the country and has left the door firmly open to unspecified land operations.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Haeckel’s Italian trip was part of a surreptitious alternate life plan.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Trump administration intensified its scrutiny of Chinese nationals studying at U.S. universities in May following several instances of students allegedly engaging in surreptitious activity, including espionage.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Ellis left the Wyoming game in the third quarter with an undisclosed injury.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Details surrounding the mission — such as the vehicle’s payload capacity, power source duration, and specific mining technique — remain undisclosed.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Collusive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collusive. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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