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
Unfortunately, sometimes this inflammatory process can get out of hand and lead to chronic wounds and prevent healing.
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Marley Dewey, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
Some providers may also recommend eliminating gluten and lactose to reduce the body's inflammatory response, which can adversely affect thyroid function.
—Danielle Weiss, Verywell Health, 22 May 2025
The changes were related to immunity, inflammatory responses and cardio-metabolic traits and most likely reflect adaptations to new diets, more crowded living conditions, diseases and domestic livestock.
—Kermit Pattison, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
The vagus nerve is also thought to have a relationship with the body’s inflammatory response.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 18 May 2025
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Marley Dewey, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
Some providers may also recommend eliminating gluten and lactose to reduce the body's inflammatory response, which can adversely affect thyroid function.
—Danielle Weiss, Verywell Health, 22 May 2025
The changes were related to immunity, inflammatory responses and cardio-metabolic traits and most likely reflect adaptations to new diets, more crowded living conditions, diseases and domestic livestock.
—Kermit Pattison, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
The vagus nerve is also thought to have a relationship with the body’s inflammatory response.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflammatory
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Sign up for the Race/Related Newsletter Join a deep and provocative exploration of race, identity and society with New York Times journalists.—
Troy Closson,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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The movies were provocative by design, and many critics condemned the movie.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
30 May 2025
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This included Enrique Tarrio, the former Proud Boys leader, who was previously sentenced to 22 years for seditious conspiracy, and Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the Oath Keepers, whose 18-year sentence was commuted to time served.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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Tarrio was convicted of seditious conspiracy for his role in the Jan. 6 attack and sentenced to 22 years in prison.—
Tom Dreisbach,
NPR,
21 May 2025
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Lurking in one of the aisles, a man quietly slipped an incendiary device, made from a cigarette, matches, and paper, into a section displaying foam rubber, with practiced ease.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
4 June 2025
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Witnesses said the attacker used a makeshift flamethrower and threw an incendiary device into the crowd, said Mark Michalek, special agent in charge at the FBI’s Denver field office.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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“Inflammatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflammatory. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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