conspiratorial

Definition of conspiratorialnext

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Recent Examples of conspiratorial 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 Ye has been mounting a comeback after years of erratic and conspiratorial remarks about Judaism and Jewish people, and openly embraced Nazi symbols in his merchandise. Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026 The conspiratorial thinking that blossoms in the manosphere blames Jewish men for weakening masculinity. Miriam Eve Mora, The Conversation, 3 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
  • Dark, dim, and a little grungy, with its scuffed checkerboard floors, worn old couches, peeling walls, and chalkboard menus, La Factoria feels like a clandestine underground speakeasy.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
  • Filling out the role of Ilya is Jay Armstrong Johnson; Jimin Moon plays Shane; Ryann Redmond plays a wine-mom narrator who lives for their clandestine love.
    Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
Adjective
  • Amarteifio and Edebiri have an understated chemistry that makes the covert passion between these two women believable.
    Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
  • These UUVs are becoming increasingly capable of autonomous operations and performing adaptive search patterns enabling wide area covert operations.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 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
  • That’s where Klaus Mann (August Diehl), Thomas’ homosexual Communist son, would end up taking his own life, but a furtive phone call between twin brother and sister reveals both their closeness as well as the fractures in a broken family dynamic.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 May 2026
  • Some with furtive glances, some outright staring.
    Ben Mezrich, Vanity Fair, 6 Apr. 2026

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“Conspiratorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspiratorial. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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