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
In many people, the fungus promotes an inflammatory reaction within the scalp, leading to flakiness, redness, and itching.
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Jenny Berg, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
There is a silver lining; if one of the G2 boys says something inflammatory online, Isma has a perfect example to show them what the consequences could be.
—Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2025
Tomatoes contain alkaloids like solanine, which may trigger an inflammatory response in some individuals.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 3 Feb. 2025
Since statins can adjust inflammatory pathways, the medications may help reduce nerve cell damage, said Westphal Filho.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 3 Feb. 2025
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Jenny Berg, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
There is a silver lining; if one of the G2 boys says something inflammatory online, Isma has a perfect example to show them what the consequences could be.
—Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2025
Tomatoes contain alkaloids like solanine, which may trigger an inflammatory response in some individuals.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 3 Feb. 2025
Since statins can adjust inflammatory pathways, the medications may help reduce nerve cell damage, said Westphal Filho.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 3 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for inflammatory
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflammatory
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Lawyers for both sides have made provocative comments, divulged private communications and made public a slew of documents while defending their clients.—
Stacy Perman,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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The next fight As with most of Trump’s more provocative comments, his Gaza proposal was simultaneously derided and analyzed at home and abroad for hints of strategy.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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All five Proud Boys charged with seditious conspiracy in connection with the Capitol attack were in Squire’s original dataset.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Feb. 2025
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But these men remain felons convicted of seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to stop the peaceful transfer of power between former President Joe Biden and Trump.—
Will Carless,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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The police department said officers were put in an incendiary situation that was resolved without injuries or loss of life.—
Antonia Hylton,
NBC News,
12 Feb. 2025
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Their use of incendiary weapons is another hallmark and includes the availability of the mighty Churchill Crocodile flamethrower tank.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Inflammatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflammatory. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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