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as in provoked
to bring (something volatile or intense) into being
the rock band's failure to show up incited a riot, as the crowd had waited for hours
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as in encouraged
to rouse to strong feeling or action
the demagogue's fiery rant incited the crowd to riot
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Recent Examples of incited
But the journalist didn’t mention what incited the longest silence.
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Jeannie Vanasco
september 8, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
The witness said survivors were placed in a courtyard, where hospital staff incited others to beat them.
—Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
News of her departure incited quick, negative feedback from fans on social media.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025
Mother’s turbulent self-examination is incited by the revelation of Sister Agnieszka’s pregnancy in the film’s first Act.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
Neither the president nor the text of the order identified any examples of recent flag burning that have incited violence or evidence that the controversial act poses a serious risk.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2025
Historically, the high agricultural fertility here incited wine producers to sell ample quantity of juice at low prices.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
An early 20th century conflict for control of the publishing board incited a schism that led to the formation of a new denomination and its own publishing agency, the National Baptist Convention of America and RH Boyd Publishing.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Trump himself had incited the riot, which is also an act of treason.
—Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Jeannie Vanasco
september 8, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
The witness said survivors were placed in a courtyard, where hospital staff incited others to beat them.
—Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
News of her departure incited quick, negative feedback from fans on social media.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025
Mother’s turbulent self-examination is incited by the revelation of Sister Agnieszka’s pregnancy in the film’s first Act.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
Neither the president nor the text of the order identified any examples of recent flag burning that have incited violence or evidence that the controversial act poses a serious risk.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2025
Historically, the high agricultural fertility here incited wine producers to sell ample quantity of juice at low prices.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
An early 20th century conflict for control of the publishing board incited a schism that led to the formation of a new denomination and its own publishing agency, the National Baptist Convention of America and RH Boyd Publishing.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Trump himself had incited the riot, which is also an act of treason.
—Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incited
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Michael Roberson, a defense attorney, argued Lawson was provoked by Martin.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Sep. 2025
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So his recent absence from public view provoked all sorts of speculation – fed by social media algorithms that promoted conspiracy theories and complete nonsense to huge numbers of people.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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Mixing and matching is encouraged.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
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Those who experienced the earthquake are encouraged to report it through the USGS Felt Report form.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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But dogs still need ways to burn off energy and stay mentally stimulated.—
Kelsey Monstrola,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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For example, one study found that breast cancer cell growth was stimulated by low concentrations of genistein and inhibited by higher concentrations.—
Jocelyn Solis-Moreira,
Flow Space,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Incited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incited. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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