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(Entry 1 of 2)

as in inciting, instigating

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fomenting

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Synonyms & Antonyms of fomenting (Entry 2 of 2)

to bring (something volatile or intense) into being
  • John Adams's wife, Abigail, told him that if women were not remembered by the new American government, they would "foment a Rebellion and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice or Representation"

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“Fomenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fomenting. Accessed 27 Nov. 2021.

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