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Recent Examples of conspiratorial
Geragos told me in August, as Combs was pursuing defamation complaints involving some of his most conspiratorial online chroniclers, that fighting her client’s case in the press didn’t come as naturally to her as to her father.
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Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 27 Jan. 2026
And that kind of thinking can fuel conspiratorial theories about why something did or did not happen.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 17 Jan. 2026
So, too, is the idea that an inordinate number of these conspiratorial events come true.
—Niela Orr, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026
So that fundamental feeling of powerlessness in the face of larger, ominous and obscure forces doesn’t feel very crazy or conspiratorial to me.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
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Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 27 Jan. 2026
And that kind of thinking can fuel conspiratorial theories about why something did or did not happen.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 17 Jan. 2026
So, too, is the idea that an inordinate number of these conspiratorial events come true.
—Niela Orr, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026
So that fundamental feeling of powerlessness in the face of larger, ominous and obscure forces doesn’t feel very crazy or conspiratorial to me.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspiratorial
Adjective
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But have they always been convinced the members of those bands are in clandestine relationships with each other?—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
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Nearly a quarter of the trips were to Canada, where LAPD personnel went to learn about best practices in investigating human trafficking and clandestine drug labs.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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My mornings have now turned into a covert tactical operation.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2026
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How Jacob Monroe became a tragic figure In some ways, the President’s downfall can be traced back to Jacob’s decades-long obsession with Raul Zapata, a Mexican businessman and the covert leader of the LFS terrorist organization.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Time,
19 Feb. 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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That surreptitious tally of deaths recorded by hospitals stood at 30,304 as of Friday, according to Dr. Amir Parasta, a German-Iranian eye surgeon who prepared a report of the data.—
Kay Armin Serjoie,
Time,
25 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Focusing only on gains also says nothing about the nature of the journeys taken, the process travelers use to convert furtive motion into self-reinvention, and the places that assist or block these quests.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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One of Austin’s best taquerias is moving from its furtive spot in a downtown alley to one of the most famous streets in the city.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Conspiratorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspiratorial. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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