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 statement, which many are calling inflammatory and deeply troubling, has sparked intense backlash online, with critics accusing Ye of further distancing himself from the Black community.
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Löfgren is a rare manifestation of sarcoidosis, an inflammatory condition.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
What was once thought to be a sterile mass of inflammatory reaction is likely a collection of micro-abscesses.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
For example, blood flukes in sea turtles can lead to range of inflammatory reactions in their vascular system severe enough to strand or kill them.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Löfgren is a rare manifestation of sarcoidosis, an inflammatory condition.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
What was once thought to be a sterile mass of inflammatory reaction is likely a collection of micro-abscesses.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
For example, blood flukes in sea turtles can lead to range of inflammatory reactions in their vascular system severe enough to strand or kill them.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflammatory
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Some experts underscored the elevated risk of political violence created by social media, saying its algorithms favor provocative posts that induce user engagement but exacerbate political division.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
25 Sep. 2025
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The cinematic feature directed by Jordan Hemingway sees Twigs and her friend book a room with an unlucky fellow’s credit card as the scene evolves into a provocative hotel rendezvous sans fellow.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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That was the extent of her involvement in the special counsel’s investigation, which led to more than 1,500 people being charged and most convicted of trespassing, vandalism, assault or seditious conspiracy.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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Rhodes had been convicted of seditious conspiracy after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol but his sentence was commuted by Trump earlier this year.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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Trump has a long record of incendiary remarks about women, ranging from political rivals to public figures and even allies’ spouses.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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These energetic bursts are typically unleashed by the incendiary death of a star, or when it is shredded by a black hole.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Inflammatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflammatory. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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