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
Tensions between Washington and Kampala spiked after a series of inflammatory posts by Uganda’s army chief targeting the US embassy.
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Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 13 Feb. 2026
It has been shown to assist with inflammatory conditions, metabolic syndromes and pain.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
During an interview with Sky News on Wednesday, Ratcliffe, a British billionaire who has resided in Monaco — a tax haven — since 2020, made multiple inflammatory and inaccurate observations about the United Kingdom’s immigrant population.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Amid mounting controversy following an inflammatory rant Zarin posted against Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX halftime show, The Golden Life production company Blink49 Studios issued a statement announcing Zarin's removal from the cast on Tuesday.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026
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Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 13 Feb. 2026
It has been shown to assist with inflammatory conditions, metabolic syndromes and pain.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
During an interview with Sky News on Wednesday, Ratcliffe, a British billionaire who has resided in Monaco — a tax haven — since 2020, made multiple inflammatory and inaccurate observations about the United Kingdom’s immigrant population.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Amid mounting controversy following an inflammatory rant Zarin posted against Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX halftime show, The Golden Life production company Blink49 Studios issued a statement announcing Zarin's removal from the cast on Tuesday.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflammatory
Adjective
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Fennell is a polarizing filmmaker, with a self-consciously provocative streak.—
Hannah Jocelyn,
New Yorker,
13 Feb. 2026
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In her provocative new spin on Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel, the Oscar-winning filmmaker announces from the get-go that this isn’t your grandmother’s windswept Gothic romance.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Along with several other teachers, Aziz is put on administrative leave and forced to eventually defend himself in a kangaroo court, where a state attorney mounts evidence of Aziz’s supposedly seditious behavior.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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Lai, who pleaded not guilty, was convicted in December of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security and conspiring with others to publish seditious articles.—
Kanis Leung,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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However, LaVine put on an epic performance that was less reliant on props and just as incendiary.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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What to know about the famous streamer Peters has collaborated with incendiary figures Nick Fuentes and Andrew Tate in the past.—
Helen Rummel,
AZCentral.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Inflammatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflammatory. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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