inflame

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Recent Examples of inflame Milošević, who died while on trial for war crimes, did much to inflame Serbian nationalism in the early 1990s and presided over the bloody wars in Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo. Hanna Begić, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025 People are too casual to throw out terms that inflame others, weak minds. Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 28 Sep. 2025 Disney stated the show was initially pulled to avoid inflaming a tense national situation. Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Sep. 2025 Algorithms provide greater visibility to comments that inflame reaction and distort the median view. Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inflame
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflame
Verb
  • The journey, first to Paris and then through Switzerland and Milan and onwards to Venice, was for the most part pleasant, being blessedly free of many of the wearisome and often infuriating hindrances and misdirections that rail travel usually entails.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Don’t be surprised if this is a hot-hand situation, though, and rather infuriating.
    Jake Ciely, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For every mention of the Chicago Bulls’ trek toward toughness, of their hopes to stiffen the chests in the building and ignite a defensive revamp, Okoro has been the footnote.
    Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Tkachuk has been the spark that has ignited Florida to three consecutive Cup Final runs with his emotional intelligence and clutch performance when the stakes rise.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And nothing angers the Survivor gods more than reality TV hubris.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Comments the host made after the murder of right wing activist and influencer Charlie Kirk angered MAGA supporters and saw the nation’s largest station group, Nexstar – which has its own mega merger up for review at the FCC – preempt the late night staple.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That whole environment re-lit something in me.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The record was created with Shellback and Max Martin in between shows on the career-spanning Eras Tour, which lit a fire in the singer-songwriter that blazes across each of its 12 tracks.
    Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As a huge golf lover myself, I was enraged by having to listen to the constant abuse and unsporting behaviour of the crowd.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Trump had already enraged some Indians by taking credit for brokering a ceasefire, in May, between India and Pakistan, after the countries had engaged in their worst military conflict in decades.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This would not have been a serious consideration midway through Newcastle’s 2-0 win against struggling, flailing Nottingham Forest — the nothingness of half-time was like a blessed relief — but a stodgy, slow-burning afternoon concluded with Howe’s team comfortable and edging towards dominance.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • North Fire has been burning on private land.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Always dilute apple cider vinegar with water and drink through a straw to avoid damaging tooth enamel and irritating the esophagus.
    Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The decision by Aaron Turner, Kuminga’s agent, to go on a media tour in recent weeks while negotiating publicly in hopes of landing a better offer for Kuminga, irritated some with the organization, according to league sources.
    Nick Friedell, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In 2015, the New York Department of Financial Services imposed a $258 million fine on the bank, and several employees were fired.
    Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The White House has also warned that federal workers will be fired, and floated the possibility of denying back pay to furloughed employees, if the shutdown drags on much longer.
    Kevin Breuninger,Erin Doherty, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025

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“Inflame.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflame. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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