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Recent Examples of conspiratorial
The United States and Israel are at war with Iran; and the conspiratorial rhetoric from Democrats, Republicans and the extremes of both parties, threatens to overwhelm.
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Andy Bachman, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
The film has resulted in some confusion online given a documentary last year titled Age of Disclosure, which interviewed former government officials about UAPs, with some wondering if Spielberg’s fictional movie is part of some larger conspiratorial effort on the topic.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
The messages accused Jewish community members of conspiratorial wrongdoing and threatened a program to monitor their behavior, the Daily reported.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2026
Greene gained notoriety as a staunch Trump supporter in Congress and was often under fire for polarizing comments and conspiratorial beliefs.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
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Andy Bachman, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
The film has resulted in some confusion online given a documentary last year titled Age of Disclosure, which interviewed former government officials about UAPs, with some wondering if Spielberg’s fictional movie is part of some larger conspiratorial effort on the topic.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
The messages accused Jewish community members of conspiratorial wrongdoing and threatened a program to monitor their behavior, the Daily reported.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2026
Greene gained notoriety as a staunch Trump supporter in Congress and was often under fire for polarizing comments and conspiratorial beliefs.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspiratorial
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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
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Emergency passports handed off at clandestine locations.—
Shannon K. Kingston,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Jerkins’ family operation included his cousin, Robert Smith, known as Big Bert, with whom Brandy began a clandestine relationship as the recording progressed.—
Jackson Howard,
Pitchfork,
29 Mar. 2026
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Her covert affair with Davis became big news when a Chicago gossip columnist wrote a detailed account of their relationship in early 1958, including their plans to wed, despite their denials.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
28 Mar. 2026
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While Iran is not known to have any interests in Uganda, it has been accused of covert operations in neighboring Kenya and Tanzania, including the running of smuggling networks and making controversial diplomatic and economic outreach with questionable motives throughout the region.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Confronted with larger workloads and a shrinking headcount, AI — both the kind officially approved by companies and more surreptitious uses — has made its way via support staff into essential Hollywood workflows, including the creative development process.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2026
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Welcome to the era of surreptitious seafood, an industry gamble that overcoming Americans’ relative disinterest in the meat of the sea is all a matter of making fish look and taste less like, well, fish.—
J.m. Hirsch,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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For a few weeks every March, American productivity collapses into a blur of fake doctor’s appointments and furtive glances at phones under conference tables as the NCAA’s annual basketball tournament subsumes the culture.—
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
31 Mar. 2026
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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 4 Apr. 2026.
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