as in provocative
tending to excite political disorder or insurrection
the restless crowd was stirred up by the inflammatory rhetoric
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Recent Examples of inflammatory
When media outlets amplify racially inflammatory rhetoric, that, too, affects viewers.
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Erika Franklin Fowler, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2025
The improvement, particularly in his inflammatory markers, suggests that the treatment is working.
—Aurora Almendral, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2025
Zoom in: Omar could face spirited opposition from the Democratic establishment given her left-wing politics and past inflammatory comments about Israel.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
Some skin conditions that may present similarly to dandruff or dry scalp include:
Psoriasis: This inflammatory skin condition can cause thick, scaly patches to appear on the skin, which can be itchy and inflamed.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 13 Feb. 2025
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Erika Franklin Fowler, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2025
The improvement, particularly in his inflammatory markers, suggests that the treatment is working.
—Aurora Almendral, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2025
Zoom in: Omar could face spirited opposition from the Democratic establishment given her left-wing politics and past inflammatory comments about Israel.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
Some skin conditions that may present similarly to dandruff or dry scalp include:
Psoriasis: This inflammatory skin condition can cause thick, scaly patches to appear on the skin, which can be itchy and inflamed.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inflammatory
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflammatory
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Relocating to Shanghai, the provocative brand quickly built a name for boundary-pushing, body-skimming and altering designs.—
Gemma A. Williams,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Starring Sul Kyung-gu, Jang Dong-gun, Kim Hee-ae and Claudia Kim, the provocative Korean drama follows a wealthy lawyer, who decides to defend a killer, being confronted by his righteous brother over a heated dinner conversation.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
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His clemency toward those convicted of crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection – including seditious conspiracy and assaults on police officers – was different in key ways from the two previous efforts, by Andrew Johnson in 1868 and Ulysses S. Grant in 1873.—
David Cason,
The Conversation,
7 Mar. 2025
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Tarrio attended a press conference Friday with other Proud Boys and Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, who also was convicted of seditious conspiracy but freed from prison last month after Mr. Trump commuted his 18-year sentence.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2025
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As Buck Barrow in the incendiary film, Hackman earned his first Oscar nomination in 1968 out of five.—
Alexia Fernández,
People.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Lucy Grace Nelson was charged with explosives or incendiary devices use, felony criminal mischief and criminal attempt to commit felonies, according to a news release from the Loveland Police Department.—
Alexandra Koch,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Inflammatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflammatory. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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