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Recent Examples of conspiratorial
McCarthyite revivalism has flitted around the edges of American conservatism since the senator fell from grace during his conspiratorial anti-Communist campaign in the 1950s.
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Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
The messages accused Jewish community members of conspiratorial wrongdoing and threatened a program to monitor their behavior, the Daily reported.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2026
Greene gained notoriety as a staunch Trump supporter in Congress and was often under fire for polarizing comments and conspiratorial beliefs.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
One person combined both, along with conspiratorial commentary.
—Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 18 Feb. 2026
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Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
The messages accused Jewish community members of conspiratorial wrongdoing and threatened a program to monitor their behavior, the Daily reported.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2026
Greene gained notoriety as a staunch Trump supporter in Congress and was often under fire for polarizing comments and conspiratorial beliefs.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
One person combined both, along with conspiratorial commentary.
—Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspiratorial
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The Pozo de Vargas is considered the largest clandestine mass grave of Argentina’s last dictatorship with the remains of 149 people recovered from the site.—
Débora Rey,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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The Pozo de Vargas is considered the largest clandestine mass grave of Argentina’s last dictatorship with the remains of 149 people recovered from the site.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
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These shows join the likes of Conspiracies and Coverups, hosted by former CIA covert agent Andrew Bustamante, which launches on April 1, and Jeff Dunham’s The Cars That Drove Us, which premieres on March 31.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2026
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The Department of the Treasury last Thursday designated Hayat Yolu as a key player in a covert global network that uses the guise of humanitarian aid to raise money overseas.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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The filmmakers and inmates carried out this investigation in secret, through anonymous phone calls and surreptitious recordings, ultimately revealing systemic rot inside a sadistic prison system.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2026
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None was required for that surreptitious exchange– two dollars for a warm burrito neatly wrapped.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2026
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But the celebrations in one Tehran neighborhood were also furtive and short-lived to avoid riot police or members of the Basij, a voluntary auxiliary force with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.—
Ramin Mostaghim,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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The military can be more furtive about its movements ahead of an operation, taking steps to hide aircraft from detection.—
Nancy A. Youssef,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Conspiratorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspiratorial. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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