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
But there’s a big issue with this theory: These results haven’t panned out in any studies looking for inflammatory markers or disease outcomes in real people eating a good deal of omega-6s, Dr. Mozaffarian says.
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Jan. 2025
Nano-curcumin therapy, a promising method in modulating inflammatory cytokines in COVID-19 patients.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
This is why many people with joint pain and related conditions like gout (inflammatory arthritis) may benefit from adding cherries to their diet.12
One review of 29 studies on cherry intake and gout found that cherries were beneficial for reducing related joint pain within a matter of days.
—Lauren Panoff, Mph, Rd, Verywell Health, 9 Jan. 2025
Often bad actors post inflammatory content designed to evoke an emotional reaction, sometimes for personal gain.
—Melissa Mahtani, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Jan. 2025
Nano-curcumin therapy, a promising method in modulating inflammatory cytokines in COVID-19 patients.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
This is why many people with joint pain and related conditions like gout (inflammatory arthritis) may benefit from adding cherries to their diet.12
One review of 29 studies on cherry intake and gout found that cherries were beneficial for reducing related joint pain within a matter of days.
—Lauren Panoff, Mph, Rd, Verywell Health, 9 Jan. 2025
Often bad actors post inflammatory content designed to evoke an emotional reaction, sometimes for personal gain.
—Melissa Mahtani, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflammatory
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Trump, on the other hand, has managed to single-handedly achieve results, with just a few provocative words, that have long been the dream of populists around the world seeking to reclaim power from globalists running our Western nations.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
19 Jan. 2025
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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.—
Erica L. Green,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Kelly Meggs, who led the Oath Keepers’ Florida chapter, was also convicted of seditious conspiracy along with the group’s founder, Stewart Rhodes.—
Michael Wilner,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2025
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The other 14 defendants were issued commutations for time served and will be released from prison, including Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, who was sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy.—
Chris Dobstaff,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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In 2023, crime scene evidence sent for lab testing by Phillips’ defense team determined that DNA belonging to someone other than Ron Young was discovered on parts of the incendiary device.—
Matt Allen,
ABC News,
24 Jan. 2025
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During the 2024 presidential election, an unknown suspect was caught on surveillance video setting a ballot drop box on fire with an incendiary device in Portland, one of several incidents that happened in Oregon and Washington state.—
Stepheny Price,
Fox News,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Inflammatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflammatory. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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