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
The first is an inflammatory phase that prevents or limits further damage.
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Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
Ginger Ginger may improve inflammatory health conditions, such as arthritis.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2026
But the findings support a growing body of research that suggests that severe early trauma may affect the body’s stress, immune, and inflammatory systems over time, the authors wrote.
—Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Grounding researchers describe the modern loss of this contact as a form of electrical disconnection that may be contributing to the rise in chronic inflammatory conditions.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for inflammatory
Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
Ginger Ginger may improve inflammatory health conditions, such as arthritis.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2026
But the findings support a growing body of research that suggests that severe early trauma may affect the body’s stress, immune, and inflammatory systems over time, the authors wrote.
—Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Grounding researchers describe the modern loss of this contact as a form of electrical disconnection that may be contributing to the rise in chronic inflammatory conditions.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflammatory
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Beyond the series’ provocative premise, its most resonant moments belong to Harbour.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
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There was already this sort of more classical literary style and these more ornate sentences that are doing three different things at once, and some of the playfulness and the provocative and the prurient and the spiritual kind of call to care for the least of the people.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Lai, an outspoken critic of China’s ruling Communist Party who founded the now-defunct newspaper Apple Daily, was convicted in December of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and conspiring with others to publish seditious articles.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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On Tuesday, the Justice Department went a step further and asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders who were sentenced to prison terms for leading members of the far-right extremist groups in the attack.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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According to the Attorney General's office, the defendants are accused of throwing incendiary devices at a Brasfield & Gorrie facility in Cobb County in May 2022, damaging property and igniting nearby land while employees were inside the building.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Rivers’ claims were even more incendiary.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Inflammatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflammatory. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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