conspiratorial
adjective
con·spir·a·to·ri·al
kən-ˌspir-ə-ˈtȯr-ē-əl 
: of, relating to, or suggestive of a conspiracy
Examples of conspiratorial in a Sentence
She gave me a conspiratorial smile across the table.
His voice became low and conspiratorial.
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And Trump’s embrace of often-baseless conspiratorial rhetoric — from questioning the birthplace of President Barack Obama to claiming widespread election fraud — has lent an air of legitimacy to Jones and others, linking them together and often emboldening them.
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Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
Tennessee’s brief, meanwhile, presents a much more conspiratorial picture.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Nov. 2024
Caitlin Owens Dec 18, 2023 - Health Trump embraces conspiratorial language to attack Big Pharma
In his first campaign for president, Donald Trump tapped into bipartisan anger over high drug prices to bash pharmaceutical companies.
—Caitlin Owens, Axios, 3 Nov. 2024
David Gilbert: The Constitutional Sheriffs movement has always been infused with a level of conspiratorial thinking.
—Leah Feiger, WIRED, 24 Oct. 2024
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Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
Tennessee’s brief, meanwhile, presents a much more conspiratorial picture.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Nov. 2024
Caitlin Owens Dec 18, 2023 - Health Trump embraces conspiratorial language to attack Big Pharma
In his first campaign for president, Donald Trump tapped into bipartisan anger over high drug prices to bash pharmaceutical companies.
—Caitlin Owens, Axios, 3 Nov. 2024
David Gilbert: The Constitutional Sheriffs movement has always been infused with a level of conspiratorial thinking.
—Leah Feiger, WIRED, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Conspiratorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conspiratorial. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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conspiratorial
adjective
con·spir·a·to·ri·al
kən-ˌspir-ə-ˈtōr-ē-əl
-ˈtȯr-
: of or relating to a conspiracy
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conspiratorial
adjective
con·spir·a·tor·i·al
kən-ˈspir-ə-ˈtōr-ē-əl
: of, relating to, or suggestive of a conspiracy
conspiratorially
adverb
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