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
Three other fellow Proud Boys found guilty of seditious conspiracy were sentenced shortly before Tarrio to prison terms of 15 to 18 years.
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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
And Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, who was convicted of seditious conspiracy but was then granted a full pardon by Trump, suggested protesting outside the Washington Field Office until Jensen was fired or Patel and Bongino took a meeting to discuss the issue.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 13 Apr. 2025
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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
And Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, who was convicted of seditious conspiracy but was then granted a full pardon by Trump, suggested protesting outside the Washington Field Office until Jensen was fired or Patel and Bongino took a meeting to discuss the issue.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seditious
Adjective
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Some providers may also recommend eliminating gluten and lactose to reduce the body's inflammatory response, which can adversely affect thyroid function.—
Danielle Weiss,
Verywell Health,
22 May 2025
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The changes were related to immunity, inflammatory responses and cardio-metabolic traits and most likely reflect adaptations to new diets, more crowded living conditions, diseases and domestic livestock.—
Kermit Pattison,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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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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The comments online and TV were a major escalation of Fine’s already incendiary rhetoric on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that has raged since October 2023, when an attack on Israel by the terrorist group Hamas killed 1,195 people.—
Steven Lemongello,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 May 2025
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In discussing the Afrikaners, Trump will encourage Ramaphosa's government to condemn what the White House official described as incendiary rhetoric against them by politicians.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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“Seditious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seditious. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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