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Recent Examples of conspiratorial
But behind the scenes, the chair race descended into a campaign of anonymous, conspiratorial letters sent to party members.
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Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
There are vague conspiratorial undertones involving a powerful local orange juice CEO known as Dr. Dolphin (Janeane Garofalo), but the film is at its best and most pleasurable in its wide shots — deserted beaches, empty pools, mini-golf courses, a giant hot-dog stand.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2025
That final performance was perhaps the apex of what made T-Boy Wrestling so special — an unabashedly camp reclamation of masculine archetypes, and of the conspiratorial ways in which the powers that be regard transmasculinity.
—James Factora, Them., 13 Aug. 2025
Over 19,000 users liked the comment, boosting the conspiratorial language under the senator’s viral post.
—Molly Gibbs, Sacbee.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
There are vague conspiratorial undertones involving a powerful local orange juice CEO known as Dr. Dolphin (Janeane Garofalo), but the film is at its best and most pleasurable in its wide shots — deserted beaches, empty pools, mini-golf courses, a giant hot-dog stand.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2025
That final performance was perhaps the apex of what made T-Boy Wrestling so special — an unabashedly camp reclamation of masculine archetypes, and of the conspiratorial ways in which the powers that be regard transmasculinity.
—James Factora, Them., 13 Aug. 2025
Over 19,000 users liked the comment, boosting the conspiratorial language under the senator’s viral post.
—Molly Gibbs, Sacbee.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspiratorial
Adjective
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The Bundy family’s statement noted this and said their destination was not clandestine, as the FBI document alleged.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Sep. 2025
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The result was the Commandos, who operated in clandestine raids behind the lines to harass the enemy with remarkable success.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Woman of the Hour In her directorial debut, Anna Kendrick stars as aspiring actress Sheryl Bradshaw, who unknowingly crosses paths with a covert serial killer (Daniel Zovatto) while appearing on The Dating Game.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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That provision allows a president to take covert actions as long as Congress is informed.—
Emily Goodin,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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When one fan posted a surreptitious photo of Sudeikis and Hunt hanging out at a bar, commenters warned them to not share the location.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
1 Aug. 2025
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These, though, have generally either been surreptitious efforts or ones that the White House has attempted strenuously to legally justify.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Nobody talked about the furtive ambition of the swots.—
Ruby Tandoh,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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But the party is practically dripping with the unsaid, rife with tiny, furtive glances and pregnant pauses.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
31 July 2025
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“Conspiratorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspiratorial. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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