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conspiratorial

[kuhn-spir-uh-tawr-ee-uhl] / kənˌspɪr əˈtɔr i əl /




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Adopting a comedic conspiratorial tone, he leans in to reveal: "The scene I'm filming tonight, I'm doing something slightly nefarious in some bushes outside. Which could mean anything in this show, frankly."

From BBC • May 13, 2026

We have reached a point at which conspiratorial thinking in itself is its own kind of political movement—one that often exists outside traditional partisan lines.

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2026

“I just had this fantasy,” she says with a slightly conspiratorial air.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

The trouble with most theories about conspiratorial schemes—the weird ones of 4chan and the specious ones of the faculty lounges—is that they arise from motivated reasoning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

"Say hi to Jane for us," Mom says, all smiley and conspiratorial.

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan




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