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as in provoked
to bring (something volatile or intense) into being
the rock band's failure to show up incited a riot, as the crowd had waited for hours
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as in encouraged
to rouse to strong feeling or action
the demagogue's fiery rant incited the crowd to riot
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Recent Examples of incited
Bolduc’s hit on Senators star defenceman Jake Sanderson just before the nine-minute mark of the first period sent Sanderson into the Canadiens’ bench and incited Sens tough guy Kurtis MacDermid to go after him, handing the Canadiens a power play.
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Arpon Basu, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Halloween was just around the corner, and the Tylenol murders incited panic among parents who feared trick-or-treat candy could be laced with poison or razors.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 24 Oct. 2025
Earlier this year, the Parenthood alum incited anger for sharing a NSFW post of Bell doing nude yoga to celebrate the news of her Nobody Wants This Emmy nomination.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
Back then, a single team coming together to put a pair of climbers on a summit incited national celebration.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 6 Oct. 2025
Raven’s marvel of a case study recapitulates the dissonance whereby cycles—political, social, structural, ecological—continue, monuments are created and destroyed and momentum is incited and frustrated, all while costs continue to mount.
—Anne Reeve, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
There is power in speaking up to reveal these hateful ideologies that have incited deadly violence.
—Christopher Tremoglie, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025
When the president, the attorney general, or others in the administration say that liberal speech caused Tyler Robinson to shoot Kirk, don’t respond by saying that Kirk’s speech also incited violence.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025
While many global readers celebrated The Inheritance of Loss, the novel incited controversy on the subcontinent for its representation of Nepalis; there were threats of book-burnings in Kalimpong.
—Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
Arpon Basu, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Halloween was just around the corner, and the Tylenol murders incited panic among parents who feared trick-or-treat candy could be laced with poison or razors.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 24 Oct. 2025
Earlier this year, the Parenthood alum incited anger for sharing a NSFW post of Bell doing nude yoga to celebrate the news of her Nobody Wants This Emmy nomination.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
Back then, a single team coming together to put a pair of climbers on a summit incited national celebration.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 6 Oct. 2025
Raven’s marvel of a case study recapitulates the dissonance whereby cycles—political, social, structural, ecological—continue, monuments are created and destroyed and momentum is incited and frustrated, all while costs continue to mount.
—Anne Reeve, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
There is power in speaking up to reveal these hateful ideologies that have incited deadly violence.
—Christopher Tremoglie, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025
When the president, the attorney general, or others in the administration say that liberal speech caused Tyler Robinson to shoot Kirk, don’t respond by saying that Kirk’s speech also incited violence.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025
While many global readers celebrated The Inheritance of Loss, the novel incited controversy on the subcontinent for its representation of Nepalis; there were threats of book-burnings in Kalimpong.
—Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incited
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However, this year's ad has provoked widespread criticism, with some even calling for a boycott of Sephora.—
Reia Li,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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These characters are so thin, their storylines so flimsy and their motives so underbaked that there’s no recognizable emotion underlying any of it, and thus no feeling to be provoked by watching it.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The city’s emergency overflow shelter is available to adults over 18, with capacity for dogs in kennels, but the office encouraged people who need a warm place to sleep to seek primary shelters as a first option.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
9 Nov. 2025
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During the end of the latter track, Lauper encouraged audience members to sing along and brought Salt-n-Pepa onstage to join in.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
9 Nov. 2025
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When the researchers stimulated autophagy, the problem improved.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Nov. 2025
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Puzzle and activity feeders mimic natural hunting behavior and keep cats mentally stimulated.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Incited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incited. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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