as in provocative
serving or likely to arouse a strong reaction
a deliberately inciting comment questioning someone's manhood started the brawl
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as in provoking
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 encouraging
to rouse to strong feeling or action
the demagogue's fiery rant incited the crowd to riot
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Recent Examples of inciting
Lisa Stardust, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Authorities accuse them of inciting attacks against security forces and disturbing public peace.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
He was convicted of inciting a riot at the Lompoc prison in 2003.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Sign up All this follows a summer in which hate speech laws were repeatedly in the spotlight, following the heavy sentences handed out to people convicted of inciting violence online in relation to the Southport riots.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Riling the whole bar and inciting a riot.
—Erika Sjule, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2024
That strategy backfired immediately after one of Khan’s close aides was jailed for inciting army officers to disobey commands from their superiors on a live TV news show in August 2022.
—Aqil Shah, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2023
Verb
Virgo Competition may arise with coworkers, inciting them to take credit for your ideas.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Authorities accuse them of inciting attacks against security forces and disturbing public peace.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
He was convicted of inciting a riot at the Lompoc prison in 2003.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Sign up All this follows a summer in which hate speech laws were repeatedly in the spotlight, following the heavy sentences handed out to people convicted of inciting violence online in relation to the Southport riots.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Riling the whole bar and inciting a riot.
—Erika Sjule, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2024
That strategy backfired immediately after one of Khan’s close aides was jailed for inciting army officers to disobey commands from their superiors on a live TV news show in August 2022.
—Aqil Shah, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inciting
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The movie’s sharp humor and layered storytelling explore themes of faith and ambition in a way that feels both fresh and provocative.Okla Jones, Essence, 9 Dec. 2024
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To photograph her as a model, in the bold outfits and provocative poses that advertising and editorial employ, renders that photographic language distinctly visible, and critiquable.Max Norman, ARTnews.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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The most emotion-provoking parts of this episode for me are the Travis segments, and the main emotion those scenes provoke is irritation.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2024
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With millions of square feet of expo space to explore, hundreds of thought-provoking sessions to attend and more than half of the Fortune 500 expected to meet up with, planning is key to getting the most from the show.Martine Paris, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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The philosophy prioritizes profit over growth, encouraging businesses to optimize existing resources and reactivate past customer connections.Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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To create a more inclusive entrepreneurial landscape, policies must focus on eliminating the biases that affect consumer behavior and encouraging more equitable market practices.Tiffany Callender, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The ceremony came at a charged moment, coinciding with Columbia University canceling its graduation ceremony (and largely closing off its campus).David Matthews, New York Daily News, 6 May 2024
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Of course, genocide is a charged and redolent term, recalling the systematic precision of the Holocaust and the society-wide butchery of the Rwandan genocide.Kristina Hook, Foreign Affairs, 28 July 2022
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In addition, research suggests that stimulating the vagus nerve can decrease intestinal permeability in IBD and other gastrointestinal disorders.Stacey Colino, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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Studies in mice and rats with partial spinal cord injuries showed that stimulating these neurons improved the animals’ ability to walk, paving the way for the current trials in humans.Michael Irving, New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Inciting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inciting. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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