as in provocative
serving or likely to arouse a strong reaction
a deliberately inciting comment questioning someone's manhood started the brawl
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as in provoking
to bring (something volatile or intense) into being
the rock band's failure to show up incited a riot, as the crowd had waited for hours
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as in encouraging
to rouse to strong feeling or action
the demagogue's fiery rant incited the crowd to riot
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Recent Examples of inciting
Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
That murder is of her best friend, Safi, akin to how the inciting murder in the first game was Chloe.
—Ryan Easby, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024
On four, dozens of hot pink streamers and clouds of hot pink smoke surrounded the couple, inciting them to share a loving hug at the reveal.
—Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
The peaceful protests of the Arab Spring in 2011 were met with harsh responses by al-Assad’s government, inciting an uprising across the country.
—Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 7 Dec. 2024
Virgo Competition may arise with coworkers, inciting them to take credit for your ideas.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Authorities accuse them of inciting attacks against security forces and disturbing public peace.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
He was convicted of inciting a riot at the Lompoc prison in 2003.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Sign up All this follows a summer in which hate speech laws were repeatedly in the spotlight, following the heavy sentences handed out to people convicted of inciting violence online in relation to the Southport riots.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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Tehran’s growing sense of insecurity following Assad’s fall may drive the country’s leadership to escalate activities that destabilize the region, such as efforts to further strengthen allied militias in Iraq and Yemen or inciting sectarian tensions in Syria.
—Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
That murder is of her best friend, Safi, akin to how the inciting murder in the first game was Chloe.
—Ryan Easby, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024
On four, dozens of hot pink streamers and clouds of hot pink smoke surrounded the couple, inciting them to share a loving hug at the reveal.
—Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
The peaceful protests of the Arab Spring in 2011 were met with harsh responses by al-Assad’s government, inciting an uprising across the country.
—Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 7 Dec. 2024
Virgo Competition may arise with coworkers, inciting them to take credit for your ideas.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Authorities accuse them of inciting attacks against security forces and disturbing public peace.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
He was convicted of inciting a riot at the Lompoc prison in 2003.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Sign up All this follows a summer in which hate speech laws were repeatedly in the spotlight, following the heavy sentences handed out to people convicted of inciting violence online in relation to the Southport riots.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inciting
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Singing over gruff hip-hop beats and ethereal minimalist ballads, the Argentine singer weaves a provocative tale of self-discovery with diaristic lyrics that excavate self-acceptance, intense romance and emotional maturity.Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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While the nomadic clan has picked up and moved at their leisure in the past, this provocative drama unfolds at a time when there’s no running from the future or from one another.Stephen Saito, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
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Fang Si-Chi’s First Love Paradise is a slim but thought-provoking text about loneliness, trauma, and how vulnerable members of society can be betrayed by those who were meant to protect them.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
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In the chapel is a thought-provoking installation by Spanish artist Carlos Aires that explores the complex relationship between spirituality and war.Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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That same week before Christmas, politically inclined businessman Willie Wilson was at Cook County Jail with a bunch of pastors, encouraging the incarcerated to find a new path, make better choices and never return once they are released.The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
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That results in Canada trying to cut interest rates to stimulate the economy while America has not needed to, encouraging investment in American bonds.Daniel Markind, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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The ceremony came at a charged moment, coinciding with Columbia University canceling its graduation ceremony (and largely closing off its campus).David Matthews, New York Daily News, 6 May 2024
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Of course, genocide is a charged and redolent term, recalling the systematic precision of the Holocaust and the society-wide butchery of the Rwandan genocide.Kristina Hook, Foreign Affairs, 28 July 2022
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These blood tests might include a complete blood count; a metabolic panel; and tests for fasting blood glucose, thyroid stimulating hormone, and vitamin B12 levels.Ruth Jessen Hickman, MD, Health, 23 Dec. 2024
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One side of the cloth is made with textured microfiber, which massages the skin while stimulating blood flow.Jenny Berg, Allure, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Inciting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inciting. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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