fomenter

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Noun
  • Yemen's Houthi rebels, aligned with Iran, have continued to launch attacks in the region despite the truce, including previous drone and missile strikes targeting Israel.
    Amanda Castro Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
  • Young-il manages to separate from the group and betrays the rebels, killing two of them and faking his own death.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Other protesters with a different agenda, or agitators of any sort, can insert themselves into a movement and use confrontational tactics like violence against property or law enforcement.
    Jeremy Pressman, The Conversation, 15 June 2025
  • Tensions continued to escalate throughout the evening as agitators began throwing rocks at officers, and one person spat in an officer's eye, according to police.
    Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • Widely viewed as the most powerful of a broad array of insurgent groups active in northern Syria, HTS withstood regular attacks by the Syrian military, ultimately turning the tide last December.
    Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
  • Trump's desire to back insurgents also could be slowed by his close working relationship with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), who has encouraged Trump to get behind his members.
    Alex Isenstadt, Axios, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • His trajectory in the music industry went from concert promoter and artist manager to entrepreneur who launched Absolute Merch with no funding in 2012.
    Andrea Zarczynski, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • Just hours after tickets went on sale Thursday (June 26) for the legendary rock band’s 2025 stadium tour, promoter TEG Van Egmond has announced second dates in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane due to overwhelming demand.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Longoria has been a longtime supporter of the Democratic Party and endorsed former Vice President Kamala Harris for the 2024 election.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 1 July 2025
  • Brazilian fans make Charlotte feel like home Fluminense supporters made their presence felt from the opening whistle.
    Shane Connuck June 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • The legendary rapper was quickly cremated, which his mother was a proponent of, but Knight stated that Pac had different plans for his funeral.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 1 July 2025
  • Much like Gen Z, who are proponents of manifesting success, King agrees that there’s power in thinking positively.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Today, as fears of authoritarianism and political demagogues have been unexpectedly rekindled, certain episodes are again recalled, especially those with political and social themes – which were contained within at least 1/3 of the total produced.
    Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2025
  • Four women have accused the professional kickboxer-turned-internet demagogue of rape, in a historic UK civil suit.
    Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Popes are considered successors to St. Peter, one of the 12 apostles of Jesus Christ.
    Dan Mangan, CNBC, 8 May 2025
  • The first pope was St. Peter, the apostle of Jesus Christ.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Fomenter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fomenter. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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