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
Some worried that freeing all of them, including criminals convicted of violence or seditious conspiracy, would backfire.
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Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
Three other fellow Proud Boys found guilty of seditious conspiracy were sentenced shortly before Tarrio to prison terms of 15 to 18 years.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
Lai is entering his fifth year in jail and is being tried for bogus allegations of colluding with foreigners to endanger national security and of conspiring with others to publish seditious materials.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2025
Lesser offenses, including the possession of seditious publications, could also lead to several years in jail.
—Henry Austin, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2025
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Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
Three other fellow Proud Boys found guilty of seditious conspiracy were sentenced shortly before Tarrio to prison terms of 15 to 18 years.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
Lai is entering his fifth year in jail and is being tried for bogus allegations of colluding with foreigners to endanger national security and of conspiring with others to publish seditious materials.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2025
Lesser offenses, including the possession of seditious publications, could also lead to several years in jail.
—Henry Austin, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seditious
Adjective
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Chief Justice John Roberts must strongly rebuke Trump, Miller, Leavitt, and any other members of the Trump regime who use inflammatory language against federal judges.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
3 June 2025
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The outlet is known for reporting inflammatory stories that often have little regard for facts and accuracy, including that the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School was staged to promote a liberal agenda.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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Sign up for the Race/Related Newsletter Join a deep and provocative exploration of race, identity and society with New York Times journalists.—
Troy Closson,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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The movies were provocative by design, and many critics condemned the movie.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
30 May 2025
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Lurking in one of the aisles, a man quietly slipped an incendiary device, made from a cigarette, matches, and paper, into a section displaying foam rubber, with practiced ease.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
4 June 2025
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Witnesses said the attacker used a makeshift flamethrower and threw an incendiary device into the crowd, said Mark Michalek, special agent in charge at the FBI’s Denver field office.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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“Seditious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seditious. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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