as in inflammatory
tending to excite political disorder or insurrection
several dissidents were jailed for leading protests that the government branded as seditious
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Recent Examples of seditious
One of the key claims involves a document titled 1776 Returns, which prosecutors cited as evidence of a seditious plot.
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
The case is being prosecuted by Jeffrey Nestler, a veteran of the U.S. attorney’s office in D.C. who handled the seditious conspiracy trial of the Oath Keepers and other high-profile Jan. 6 cases.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 22 May 2025
This included Enrique Tarrio, the former Proud Boys leader, who was previously sentenced to 22 years for seditious conspiracy, and Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the Oath Keepers, whose 18-year sentence was commuted to time served.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Tarrio was convicted of seditious conspiracy for his role in the Jan. 6 attack and sentenced to 22 years in prison.
—Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 21 May 2025
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
The case is being prosecuted by Jeffrey Nestler, a veteran of the U.S. attorney’s office in D.C. who handled the seditious conspiracy trial of the Oath Keepers and other high-profile Jan. 6 cases.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 22 May 2025
This included Enrique Tarrio, the former Proud Boys leader, who was previously sentenced to 22 years for seditious conspiracy, and Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the Oath Keepers, whose 18-year sentence was commuted to time served.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Tarrio was convicted of seditious conspiracy for his role in the Jan. 6 attack and sentenced to 22 years in prison.
—Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seditious
Adjective
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The inflammatory comments come shortly after Musk had promised improvements to Grok’s operations.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
9 July 2025
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The White House called on congressional Democrats to tone down inflammatory language after a gunman on Monday opened fire at Border Patrol agents at an annex facility in McAllen, Texas.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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These songs were birthed before social media algorithms shaped the direction of popular music, when singles and their accompanying videos had less winks, less meta commentary, less need to be provocative.—
Clarence A. Haynes
July 3,
Literary Hub,
3 July 2025
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The film is provocative, if gently so, in suggesting to consider how a radical was made, and that mistreatment and bias in the West can be a contributing factor.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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The latter song was incendiary, as Push targeted Travis Scott.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
25 June 2025
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In another case, a South Carolina defendant who attacked Tesla charging stations with five incendiary devices was also allowed to await trial at home.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
23 June 2025
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“Seditious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seditious. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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