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verb

present participle of provoke
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Recent Examples of provoking
Adjective
In general, if there was a provoking factor (like surgery) that has gone away, most people do not need lifelong therapy. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 15 Apr. 2023 The results are as enlightening, thought-provoking and frequently amusing as the man himself. Jason Bailey, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2023
Verb
Audiences were invited to navigate a series of life-size dioramas and paintings, immersing themselves in a thought-provoking exploration of complex human experiences. Nargess Banks, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025 And Seoul, understandably, is wary of provoking a major breach with Washington. Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for provoking 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for provoking
Adjective
  • Sign up for the Race/Related Newsletter Join a deep and provocative exploration of race, identity and society with New York Times journalists.
    Catherine Porter, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Watch on Deadline The elder Le Pen was known for his brash, charismatic speeches and provocative and incendiary opinions on immigration, the European Union, culture and traditionalism, and religion, especially around faiths such as Islam and Judaism.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Unfortunately, current leadership isn’t fostering a new narrative or encouraging positive change.
    Jennifer Guzman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Of course, there are many who believe the RTO mandates are actually a ruse for reducing headcount by encouraging employees to quit.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The suit alleges that millions of Times articles were used without authorization in training AI models, raising fundamental questions about intellectual property rights in the digital age.
    Sol Rashidi, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The biggest hurdle is raising the $160,000 needed to send 21 students and four chaperones across the Atlantic.
    La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • But at the time, the theory that providing children with stimulating activities would help them more than rote learning and academic drills was revolutionary.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
  • For only the second time in at least a decade, top leaders last month made stimulating spending and domestic demand their top priority in 2025.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune Asia, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Add the 3 ½ tablespoons butter and, stirring continuously, cook until the caramel reaches 238 degrees, 15 to 20 minutes more.
    Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Reduce heat to medium-low and cook, stirring often and making sure to scrape the bottom of the pot to keep the mixture from scorching, until the mixture reaches 230 degrees, about 30 minutes.
    Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Also, an activation event promoting Meta Quest with an appearance by Jane Fonda promoting her new VR fitness series in West Hollywood has been canceled.
    Katcy Stephan, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Teachers attempted to respond to tensions in the school by promoting a two-week study on the history of the conflict.
    Beth Bailey, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Someone else may be inciting your next big move.
    USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Tehran’s growing sense of insecurity following Assad’s fall may drive the country’s leadership to escalate activities that destabilize the region, such as efforts to further strengthen allied militias in Iraq and Yemen or inciting sectarian tensions in Syria.
    Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024

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“Provoking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provoking. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.

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