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
Though rare, copper IUDs may cause more serious side effects, such as uterine perforation and pelvic inflammatory disease.3
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Wendy Wisner, Health, 11 Dec. 2024
The defense has dismissed these claims as inflammatory, arguing that the prosecution is presenting a skewed version of events.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Research on curcumin has also shown that its antioxidant properties can help reduce acne and support a healthy aging process, as well as ease inflammatory diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, and eye disorders.
—Devinder Bains, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024
Patel will need to garner the votes of nearly every Senate Republican in order to be confirmed – a potentially uphill battle for several of the president-elect's more inflammatory picks.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 1 Dec. 2024
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Wendy Wisner, Health, 11 Dec. 2024
The defense has dismissed these claims as inflammatory, arguing that the prosecution is presenting a skewed version of events.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Research on curcumin has also shown that its antioxidant properties can help reduce acne and support a healthy aging process, as well as ease inflammatory diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, and eye disorders.
—Devinder Bains, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024
Patel will need to garner the votes of nearly every Senate Republican in order to be confirmed – a potentially uphill battle for several of the president-elect's more inflammatory picks.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 1 Dec. 2024
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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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Rhodes, the group's founder, is currently serving an 18-year prison sentence after he and other Oath Keepers members were convicted of seditious conspiracy, the most serious charge stemming from the Capitol riot.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Court proceedings over the past three years, including in the seditious conspiracy trial against members of the far-right Proud Boys group, have shed light on some FBI informants who were either monitoring or among those in the crowd of Trump's supporters on Jan. 6, 2021.Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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For a long time now, Bill Maher, host of the magnificently smart and incendiary and hilarious talk show Real Time With Bill Maher, has been the conscience of America.Bob Guccione Jr., SPIN, 10 Dec. 2024
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Western security officials suspect Russian intelligence was behind a plot to put incendiary devices in packages on cargo planes headed to North America, including one that caught fire at a courier hub in Germany and another that ignited in a warehouse in England.Vanessa Gera, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Inflammatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflammatory. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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