provoker

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Noun
  • As always, let the prompter beware.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
  • To keep that rhythm, the prompter has to talk over the other actor’s lines.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Rwanda frames its role as defensive measures to protect its territory from Hutu rebels responsible for the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The series emphasizes hope and the power of collective action, providing a nuanced look at both the rebels and the individuals within the Empire, ultimately highlighting the enduring relevance of its themes of oppression and resistance in today’s world.
    Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, younger brother Sam begins to suspect that Michael's new friends are not merely troublemakers, but vampires.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Retaliation can include being assigned to a station far from home, passed up for promotions or labeled a troublemaker.
    Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Kidal's capture in a similar militant-insurgent alliance over a decade ago was at the root of the security crisis that has shaken Mali.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Mali has faced years of escalating insurgent violence; the ruling military junta, which pledged to restore stability in a 2020 coup, turned to Russia for assistance in its counterinsurgency campaign.
    Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Reparations will support education, economic aid and mental health services, with programs specifically targeting women and girls who endured systematic persecution by extremists in Timbuktu.
    Molly Quell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Conservative activists said the group was intentionally − and unfairly − labeling mainstream political and religious organizations as extremist, raising concerns about political bias.
    Josh Meyer, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • While living in Dubai, Kinahan presented himself as a legitimate boxing promoter.
    Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
  • King is a prominent boxing promoter who has worked with some of the most successful boxers over the course of his 50-year career.
    PEOPLE, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Trump started his second presidency by pardoning the insurrectionists who’d wanted to unlawfully extend his first.
    Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
  • People's Liberation Army troops under Mao's control either ignored the violence or offered support to the insurrectionists while the country descended into lawlessness and retribution.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The longer the fighting and shipping disruptions last, the worse and more worrisome the cumulative impact becomes, and the more plausible the initial alarmist views about $200 crude oil and stagflation begin to seem.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Backers of historic cuts in property taxes for Florida homeowners call those kinds of predictions alarmist and say a drop in tax revenue will force local governments to cut back on high salaries, excessive hiring and frivolous spending.
    Douglas Hanks March 13, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Provoker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provoker. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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