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
Four of the men were found guilty of seditious conspiracy, while Pezzola was convicted of other serious felonies.
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
More than 1,500 people were prosecuted in a sweeping Justice Department probe, resulting in serious convictions from assaulting law enforcement to seditious conspiracy.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 12 June 2025
One of the key claims involves a document titled 1776 Returns, which prosecutors cited as evidence of a seditious plot.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
In granting its approval, police also requested that organizers ensure there would not be any acts that might endanger national security, including displaying anything seditious.
—Kanis Leung, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2023
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
More than 1,500 people were prosecuted in a sweeping Justice Department probe, resulting in serious convictions from assaulting law enforcement to seditious conspiracy.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 12 June 2025
One of the key claims involves a document titled 1776 Returns, which prosecutors cited as evidence of a seditious plot.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
In granting its approval, police also requested that organizers ensure there would not be any acts that might endanger national security, including displaying anything seditious.
—Kanis Leung, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seditious
Adjective
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Sugar feeds the wrong kinds of bacteria, including Candida, yeast, and other inflammatory microbes.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Over time, this can trigger an inflammatory response in your child’s body.—
Laura Lu,
Parents,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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The provocative name helps drive those velocities, making shoppers do a double-take when browsing for ice cream.—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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The deepest and most provocative questions relate to why most people’s earliest memories are from age four to five (or later) if memories are being stored in their brain by age one.—
Nick Turk-Browne,
Scientific American,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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Arson – To unlawfully and intentionally damage or attempt to damage any real or personal property of another person or entity by fire or incendiary device.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Aug. 2025
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Medvedev, long known for incendiary statements on social media, dismissed the ultimatum outright Monday.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
31 July 2025
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“Seditious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seditious. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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