as in provokes
to bring something (volatile or intense) into being
couldn't stir up any interest in a Saturday morning outing to the art museum
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Verb
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At work, Paige (Elle Chapman) punches a coworker who provokes her with truly unkind remarks about her father's death.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
21 Mar. 2026 -
What is beauty if not precisely the property that provokes us to abandon all pretense of analytic remove in our desperation to draw closer?—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
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Thompson's attorney, Lee Merritt, disputes the department's findings and said the video raises broader concerns about police policy.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Gulf’s involvement raises the specter of the conflict expanding amid a push to reopen the strait.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Stirs (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stirs%20%28up%29. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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