as in agitators
a person who stirs up public feelings especially of discontent
a calculating provocateur, she has made a career out of controversy for its own sake
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for provocateurs
Noun
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Republicans have blamed many of those confrontations on Democratic activists and agitators.—
Julia Manchester,
The Hill,
14 Mar. 2025 -
Birman believes that messaging is still having an impact on student agitators.—
Rachel Wolf,
Fox News,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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And when a couple of grenades are thrown into their space – because insurgents happen to be in the house next door – the action ratchets up and begins to spin out of control for the soldiers.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2025
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Troops unknowingly entered an apartment building next to insurgents, and al-Qaeda forces hurled a grenade through a sniper hole, injuring one of the SEALs, Elliott Miller (Cosmo Jarvis).—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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One thing that promoters do worry about this time of year is inclement weather.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
5 Jan. 2025
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Higher ticket prices The average ticket price is expected to rise again in 2025, with promoters blaming ballooning costs on unprecedented demand.—
John Wenzel,
The Denver Post,
3 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Some of Mangione's supporters have left messages of praise for him, while others have criticized the fundraising efforts.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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By better communicating their upsides, these institutions can help sustain their legitimacy and create a constituency of supporters.—
Allison Carnegie,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Women and people of color are historically paid less than their white male counterparts, and proponents of the transparency practice say this would help mitigate that by making pay public.—
Carrie Shepherd,
Axios,
3 Jan. 2025
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Despite these predictions, New York remains a very Democratic state, and energy proponents will no doubt still face an uphill battle in trying to change state policy.—
Daniel Markind,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Provocateurs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provocateurs. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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