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
At the same time, Stella also got bullied for her seborrheic dermatitis, a different inflammatory skin condition that cropped up on her scalp and created visible patches of flaky skin.
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 30 Oct. 2025
Called Indomo, the company has developed an at-home mode of delivery for the steroid injection, which currently can only be administered in-office by dermatologists and is known to rapidly treat cystic and inflammatory acne.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
Why Endometriosis Symptoms Persist After Menopause Endometriosis is a chronic, inflammatory condition that occurs when endometrial-like tissue grows outside of the uterus.
—Tabitha Britt, Flow Space, 29 Oct. 2025
But having the goods to back up your inflammatory beliefs is hardly the point of Grokipedia, a platform simply meant to appear authoritative in its own right.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 30 Oct. 2025
Called Indomo, the company has developed an at-home mode of delivery for the steroid injection, which currently can only be administered in-office by dermatologists and is known to rapidly treat cystic and inflammatory acne.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
Why Endometriosis Symptoms Persist After Menopause Endometriosis is a chronic, inflammatory condition that occurs when endometrial-like tissue grows outside of the uterus.
—Tabitha Britt, Flow Space, 29 Oct. 2025
But having the goods to back up your inflammatory beliefs is hardly the point of Grokipedia, a platform simply meant to appear authoritative in its own right.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflammatory
Adjective
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That’s the question posed by a provocative ad running ahead of screenings at this year’s Thessaloniki Film Festival, highlighting the dire state of film funding in Greece.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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This mother makes what the star did in the equally provocative Mother seem like child’s play.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
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The people released from prison included Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the Oath Keepers, who was convicted of seditious conspiracy and sentenced in 2023 to 18 years in prison.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Hundreds of participants have been charged with crimes ranging from trespassing to assault and seditious conspiracy.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Musk’s incendiary political rhetoric and endorsement of AfD, Germany’s extremist, anti-immigrant party, have weighed on left-leaning consumers’ interest in the Tesla brand there.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Fireworks or other incendiary devices.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Inflammatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflammatory. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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