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
The Texas congresswoman is one of the most visible politicians in the House and is known for her inflammatory language.
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Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 9 Sep. 2025
The threat to target foreign peacekeeping forces in Ukraine is the latest of Russia’s inflammatory statements regarding outside involvement in the conflict.
—Darya Tarasova, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Festivalgoers suggested the pin was inflammatory or political propaganda.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Certain cancers The antioxidants in oranges and orange juice may have properties that lower inflammatory markers in the body.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2025
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Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 9 Sep. 2025
The threat to target foreign peacekeeping forces in Ukraine is the latest of Russia’s inflammatory statements regarding outside involvement in the conflict.
—Darya Tarasova, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Festivalgoers suggested the pin was inflammatory or political propaganda.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Certain cancers The antioxidants in oranges and orange juice may have properties that lower inflammatory markers in the body.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflammatory
Adjective
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That group, which began on college campuses, quickly drew attention with its provocative events and Kirk’s willingness to debate critics onstage.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Kirk frequently attacked mainstream media and engaged in culture war issues around race, gender and immigration, often in a provocative style.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Salisbury was even indicted for seditious libel and faced up to 21 years in prison.—
Stephanie A,
The Conversation,
4 Aug. 2025
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After a jury found him and three other members of the right-wing militia guilty of seditious conspiracy, he was sentenced in June 2023 to serve four and a half years in prison.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Born in Macclesfield, England, and educated in Manchester, Burton studied print fashion at the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London in the late 1990s, and landed at McQueen after one of her instructors, Simon Ungless, introduced her to the incendiary designer in 1996.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
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The spark between them is instant, and incendiary.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Inflammatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflammatory. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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