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as in encouraged
to rouse to strong feeling or action
his teasing finally provoked her to anger bees generally will not sting unless they are provoked
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as in triggered
to bring (something volatile or intense) into being
rankings that are sure to provoke an argument among film buffs
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Recent Examples of provoked
Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
His 1954 run for governor in Connecticut provoked questions about whether the state was ready for a Jewish governor.
—Arthur House, Hartford Courant, 30 Dec. 2024
Could a second season really recapture the visceral emotions provoked by that unpredictability?
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 26 Dec. 2024
But few things provoked a more consistently ambivalent posture from Buckley than populism.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
The funding debacle has provoked questions about Speaker Johnson’s future and whether someone else is better equipped to lead the House GOP conference in the next Congress.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2024
The war had already begun to shift northward, provoked by Hezbollah’s late July rocket attack on a soccer field in the Golan Heights, which killed 12 children and injured over 40.
—Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
The confessional nature of brat also provoked a lot of the remix collaborators to match that.
—Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024
The acquittal provoked anger and mistrust of the justice system among many Hartford residents, according to news reports at the time.
—Renata Daou, Hartford Courant, 16 Dec. 2024
Verb
The incident was caught on video, making waves online and on local TV news, and provoked an outcry from fellow residents.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
His 1954 run for governor in Connecticut provoked questions about whether the state was ready for a Jewish governor.
—Arthur House, Hartford Courant, 30 Dec. 2024
Could a second season really recapture the visceral emotions provoked by that unpredictability?
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 26 Dec. 2024
But few things provoked a more consistently ambivalent posture from Buckley than populism.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
The funding debacle has provoked questions about Speaker Johnson’s future and whether someone else is better equipped to lead the House GOP conference in the next Congress.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2024
The war had already begun to shift northward, provoked by Hezbollah’s late July rocket attack on a soccer field in the Golan Heights, which killed 12 children and injured over 40.
—Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
The confessional nature of brat also provoked a lot of the remix collaborators to match that.
—Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024
The acquittal provoked anger and mistrust of the justice system among many Hartford residents, according to news reports at the time.
—Renata Daou, Hartford Courant, 16 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for provoked
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The mother was charged with two second-degree counts of aggravated assault, two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, one count of first-degree witness tampering with threat of force, and one count of third-degree hindering, per Daily Voice.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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The actor was charged with three counts of third-degree assault, one count of second-degree harassment and one count of aggravated harassment.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
14 Mar. 2025
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An artist and activist with the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), Rotolo encouraged Dylan’s support for the nascent civil rights movement.—
Grant Wong,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Dec. 2024
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Customers are encouraged to check Rite Aid's website for holiday store hours.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA TODAY,
24 Dec. 2024
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Others were organized by labor unions, special interest groups, fired federal workers or just frustrated Americans.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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Ripley then signed the contract and left with it, followed by a visibly frustrated Adam Pearce.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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He was born and raised in southeast Missouri.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Jan. 2025
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Rodgers’ 43-yard pass to Lazard helped set up his four-yard touchdown pass to Adams, which raised the Jets lead to 25-13.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
6 Jan. 2025
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This move has stirred controversy and concern amongst community leaders in New Orleans, a city with a historically high homicide rate.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Jan. 2025
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The presence of these encampments stirred a debate about free speech — and what universities should and should not permit on campuses — that continued in our section well after students went home for the summer.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Dec. 2024
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Russia’s Vladimir Putin has incited Europe’s largest conflict since the Second World War and China’s Xi Jinping is remaking global institutions in his own image, bereft of democratic values.—
Chang Che,
The New Yorker,
21 Dec. 2024
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With the widespread medical advice advocating protective measures against UV radiation to ward against this, the view incited considerable backlash.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes,
12 Dec. 2024
Verb
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He was promoted to assistant city manager in 2013.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacramento Bee,
3 Jan. 2025
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Pippen was promoted from his two-way deal to a roster contract and has played every game for a team with the second-best record in the West.—
Eric Koreen,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
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Will the timepieces that make their debut in the coming months reflect the exuberance of the former period or the practicality inspired by the reckoning that came after?—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
6 Jan. 2025
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Hailey's husband Justin Bieber, were attending their pal Lauren Perez's bowling birthday party at Lucky Strike Beverly Hills at the Beverly Center, which may have inspired their boxy attire.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Provoked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provoked. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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