as in inflammatory
tending to excite political disorder or insurrection
several dissidents were jailed for leading protests that the government branded as seditious
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Recent Examples of seditious
Tarrio attended a press conference Friday with other Proud Boys and Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, who also was convicted of seditious conspiracy but freed from prison last month after Mr. Trump commuted his 18-year sentence.
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CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025
He was found guilty by a federal jury on July 24, 1981, on seven counts of weapons, explosives and seditious conspiracy charges.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
He was sentenced to four and a half years in prison for seditious conspiracy related to the riot.
—Shayla Colon, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The remaining four were found not guilty of seditious conspiracy but were convicted of other crimes that were related to the insurrection.
—Amy Cooter, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2025
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CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025
He was found guilty by a federal jury on July 24, 1981, on seven counts of weapons, explosives and seditious conspiracy charges.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
He was sentenced to four and a half years in prison for seditious conspiracy related to the riot.
—Shayla Colon, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The remaining four were found not guilty of seditious conspiracy but were convicted of other crimes that were related to the insurrection.
—Amy Cooter, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seditious
Adjective
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As someone with difficulty detoxing due to the MTHFR genetic mutation, my body went into a systemic inflammatory response that my doctor confirmed with bloodwork.—
Jessica Ourisman,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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How to Reduce Inflammation and Support Insulin Sensitivity Inflammation is a very complicated process affecting many different inflammatory cells and pathways.—
Danielle Weiss,
Verywell Health,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Deliberately provocative, the film stars Michael Gambon and Helen Mirren as the thief and the wife of the title.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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Ankara imposed a four-day ban on gatherings and restricted access to some social media to restrict communications, with dozens of people detained over what authorities called provocative posts.—
CNN,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
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Burned Teslas are shown at a Tesla Collision Center after an individual used incendiary devices to set several vehicles on fire on March 18, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
20 Mar. 2025
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In multiple instances, including in Seattle, Las Vegas and Colorado, Tesla cars and dealerships have been targeted with vandalism and even attacks that have included firing bullets at dealerships, burning cars and throwing incendiary devices.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Seditious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seditious. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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