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Recent Examples of conspiratorial
And that kind of thinking can fuel conspiratorial theories about why something did or did not happen.
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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
According to Saab, Alvarado was part of a civilian group involved in conspiratorial plans since late 2023.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
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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
According to Saab, Alvarado was part of a civilian group involved in conspiratorial plans since late 2023.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspiratorial
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Ortiz said Rodríguez Torres went further by overseeing the creation of clandestine detention facilities.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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Yes, its signage and entryway are on the clandestine side.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
10 Feb. 2026
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The historic Vietnamese revolutionary Ho Chi Minh is said to have used the hotel as a covert meeting spot during the First Indochina War.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
14 Feb. 2026
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What else is going on A Southern California man was sentenced to four years in prison for acting as a covert Chinese agent while helping elect an Arcadia City Council member.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
11 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
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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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As those descriptions—and the furtive glances exchanged by last night’s host, Finn Wolfhard, and the SNL cast member Ben Marshall, playing Potter and Ron Weasley—implied, a page-to-screen sensation of a more recent vintage was also being spoofed.—
Erik Adams,
The Atlantic,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Conspiratorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspiratorial. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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