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
He was also found guilty of one count of publishing seditious materials under colonial-era legislation.
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Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
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
He was jailed on charges of conspiring to collude with foreign forces and publishing seditious materials.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
The 78-year-old British citizen, who founded the now-shuttered pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper, was found guilty in December of conspiring to collude with foreign forces and publishing seditious materials.
—Arion McNicoll, TheWeek, 9 Feb. 2026
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Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
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
He was jailed on charges of conspiring to collude with foreign forces and publishing seditious materials.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
The 78-year-old British citizen, who founded the now-shuttered pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper, was found guilty in December of conspiring to collude with foreign forces and publishing seditious materials.
—Arion McNicoll, TheWeek, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seditious
Adjective
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Sitting for long stretches, whether at a desk or while commuting, can slow circulation and trigger the release of inflammatory chemicals.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
17 Apr. 2026
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Results from oral microbiome testing also revealed a link between blood pressure decrease and fewer inflammatory oral bacteria.—
Christina Manian,
Health,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Beyond the series’ provocative premise, its most resonant moments belong to Harbour.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
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There was already this sort of more classical literary style and these more ornate sentences that are doing three different things at once, and some of the playfulness and the provocative and the prurient and the spiritual kind of call to care for the least of the people.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Evangelicals have mostly stuck by Trump, even with prominent defectors such as Southern Baptist leader Russell Moore and New York Times columnist David French railing against widespread Christian support for the president, given his personal life and tendency to make incendiary statements.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 2026
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The device that officers initially believed to be incendiary turned out to be a jar of mouthwash with a rag inside.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Seditious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seditious. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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