conspiratorial

Definition of conspiratorialnext

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Recent Examples of conspiratorial For starters, Holt said he's seen no indication that the defendant was steeped in conspiratorial thinking. Odette Yousef, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026 But as long as people are uncertain about or dissatisfied with the underlying explanations for why an incident happened, Parsons says, telling them that staging was physically unlikely can just invite more conspiratorial speculation. Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for conspiratorial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspiratorial
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
  • Some may be announced publicly; others may happen in more clandestine ways.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 10 June 2026
  • But clandestine flows aren’t the biggest factor behind the market calm.
    Matt Egan, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
Adjective
  • The film follows cybersecurity expert Daniel Kellner (Josh O’Connor), who lifts secret files about the existence of aliens from Wardex, a covert non-government organization that used to employ him.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
  • The investigation also linked the activity to China based on IP addresses associated with a LinkedIn account and a Gmail account tied to the covert recruitment scheme.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 10 June 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
  • In Obeid, capital of North Kordofan, near-daily drone barrages have imposed a furtive rhythm to residents’ lives, making every trip to the market, school, health clinic or a relative’s home a gamble.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
  • Nemes does not give us any time to figure out who’s who and, really, what’s happening, but watching all this furtive tradecraft is compelling enough.
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026

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“Conspiratorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspiratorial. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.

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