as in inflammatory
tending to excite political disorder or insurrection
several dissidents were jailed for leading protests that the government branded as seditious
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Recent Examples of seditious
He was sentenced to four and a half years in prison for seditious conspiracy related to the riot.
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Shayla Colon, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The remaining four were found not guilty of seditious conspiracy but were convicted of other crimes that were related to the insurrection.
—Amy Cooter, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2025
All five Proud Boys charged with seditious conspiracy in connection with the Capitol attack were in Squire’s original dataset.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Feb. 2025
But these men remain felons convicted of seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to stop the peaceful transfer of power between former President Joe Biden and Trump.
—Will Carless, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
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Shayla Colon, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The remaining four were found not guilty of seditious conspiracy but were convicted of other crimes that were related to the insurrection.
—Amy Cooter, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2025
All five Proud Boys charged with seditious conspiracy in connection with the Capitol attack were in Squire’s original dataset.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Feb. 2025
But these men remain felons convicted of seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to stop the peaceful transfer of power between former President Joe Biden and Trump.
—Will Carless, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seditious
Adjective
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When media outlets amplify racially inflammatory rhetoric, that, too, affects viewers.—
Erika Franklin Fowler,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2025
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The improvement, particularly in his inflammatory markers, suggests that the treatment is working.—
Aurora Almendral,
NBC News,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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For similar reasons, the Trump administration should take a public stance on cross-strait issues that is less provocative than the Biden administration’s.—
Jennifer Kavanagh,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Her first film was also her first big break, in Spike Lee's provocative 1991 romantic satire Jungle Fever.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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The 40-year-old was booked into the Larimer County Jail and is facing several felony charges, including using explosive or incendiary devices during a felony and criminal mischief.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
The Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Lucy Grace Nelson was charged with explosives or incendiary devices use, felony criminal mischief and criminal attempt to commit felonies, according to a news release from the Loveland Police Department.—
Alexandra Koch,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Seditious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seditious. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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