as in provocative
tending to excite political disorder or insurrection
the restless crowd was stirred up by the inflammatory rhetoric
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Recent Examples of inflammatory
Trump, obviously, is the Republican nominee for president, and he’s used similarly (or more) inflammatory rhetoric about trans people on the air.
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Mia Sato, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2024
Zoom out: Democrats have sought to frame the rally rhetoric as keeping in line with Trump's commonly inflammatory language.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
Inflammation: Chronic inflammatory conditions can affect how your body uses or stores iron, leading to low circulating ferritin levels.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 5 Nov. 2024
While these are currently used to treat inflammatory disorders, one was evaluated as a treatment for atherosclerosis – and may have incidentally provided evidence to back up its use in reducing heart scarring.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
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Mia Sato, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2024
Zoom out: Democrats have sought to frame the rally rhetoric as keeping in line with Trump's commonly inflammatory language.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
Inflammation: Chronic inflammatory conditions can affect how your body uses or stores iron, leading to low circulating ferritin levels.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 5 Nov. 2024
While these are currently used to treat inflammatory disorders, one was evaluated as a treatment for atherosclerosis – and may have incidentally provided evidence to back up its use in reducing heart scarring.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflammatory
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The former acting chief of Immigration and Customs Enforcement during the first Trump administration has already made very provocative threats, such as promising to cut off federal funding to states or cities and jailing government officials for not complying with his deportation mandate.Chloe Berger, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
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In the journalist’s provocative new work, Eve Babitz’s diary-like letters provide a window into her fellow literary titan, Joan Didion. 4.The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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Georgia man Brian Ulrich pleaded guilty in 2022 to seditious conspiracy — plotting to use force to oppose the authority of the U.S. government.Ella Lee, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2024
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In May 2023, Elmer Stewart Rhodes III of Texas, the group's founder, and Kelly Meggs, the leader of the Oath Keepers' Florida chapter, were also sentenced on seditious conspiracy and other Jan. 6 charges.Antonio Fins, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
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The New York Times reported that all three incendiary devices had the pro-Gaza message written on them.Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Oct. 2024
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Three ballots were damaged after an incendiary device was found inside a ballot box in Portland, Oregon, on Monday.Layla Ferris, CBS News, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Inflammatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflammatory. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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