conspiratorial

Definition of conspiratorialnext

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Recent Examples of conspiratorial 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 Likewise, counting on social media and tech platforms to simply ban conspiratorial content is useless, as most have no motivation to do so. Mike Rothschild, Big Think, 31 Mar. 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
  • 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
  • For those escaping to Philadelphia from regions nearer to Pennsylvania, clandestine travel by small boat or by road was more likely than stowing away on a steamship.
    Jeremy Mennis, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
Adjective
  • First Israeli deployment in an Arab state The covert Israeli deployment of the country’s vaunted Iron Dome missile defense system in the UAE underscored the nations’ deepening ties, an Israeli source familiar with the matter told CNN last week, confirming a report by Axios.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
  • Paglen traces magickal attempts to mold reality back to midcentury covert operations such as the CIA’s infamous MKUltra program—the one exploring mind control through electroshock therapy, hypnosis, and LSD.
    Louis Bury, ARTnews.com, 1 May 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • Over the following 12 days, investigators determined that Lulinski had used his cell phone on multiple occasions to take inappropriate and surreptitious photos or videos of minors during normal school activities.
    CBS Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Some with furtive glances, some outright staring.
    Ben Mezrich, Vanity Fair, 6 Apr. 2026
  • But the celebrations in one Tehran neighborhood were also furtive and short-lived to avoid riot police or members of the Basij, a voluntary auxiliary force with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
    Ramin Mostaghim, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026

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“Conspiratorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspiratorial. Accessed 8 May. 2026.

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