conspiratorial

Definition of conspiratorialnext

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Recent Examples of conspiratorial For starters, Holt said he's seen no indication that the defendant was steeped in conspiratorial thinking. Odette Yousef, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026 But as long as people are uncertain about or dissatisfied with the underlying explanations for why an incident happened, Parsons says, telling them that staging was physically unlikely can just invite more conspiratorial speculation. Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026 The bill’s supporters rely on conspiratorial hyperbole that would make a MAGA podcaster proud. Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026 Gilbert is known for his conspiratorial documentaries claiming musician Paul McCartney is dead and the late Elvis Presley is still alive. Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 12 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for conspiratorial
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Adjective
  • The nine-month investigation documented a decade-long legal drama involving shell companies, trusts, allegedly collusive lawsuits and bankruptcy petitions.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • That similarly clandestine spot is tucked in the mail sorting room of Hotel Phillips downtown.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
  • Nicknamed Zvezdny Gorodok, or Star City/Starry Town, this clandestine base of operations was built beside the Tsiolkovskaya railway station served by the Yaroslavl Railroad.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 May 2026
Adjective
  • That is why Armenia’s election has become the focal point of an increasingly aggressive Russian political interference and covert action campaign.
    Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
  • So does her strategy of releasing information in covert drips, often not revealing facts until the reader has likely figured them out.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
Adjective
  • TiVo is often chastised for being surreptitious about its data collection practices and its failure to provide a clear privacy policy.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
  • The upside of the bar's surreptitious locale is sometimes not having to share it with a soul; the downside is the potential lack of a pool partner, so bring your own.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • In Obeid, capital of North Kordofan, near-daily drone barrages have imposed a furtive rhythm to residents’ lives, making every trip to the market, school, health clinic or a relative’s home a gamble.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
  • Nemes does not give us any time to figure out who’s who and, really, what’s happening, but watching all this furtive tradecraft is compelling enough.
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026

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“Conspiratorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspiratorial. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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