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His remarks reportedly provoked laughter from some JOC Council members.

From Quartz

The move, which effectively silences Parler, provoked ire from some conservatives.

As Larissa MacFarquhar explored in her book “Strangers Drowning,” extreme do-gooders often provoke us.

Like other experts, Donovan says the core problem with the social platforms lies in their algorithms that choose to amplify content according to the amount of “engagement” it provokes.

From Time

The initial shot of the Moderna vaccine takes two weeks to provoke an immune response, and recipients get a booster 28 days later.

But he insisted that there is nothing about her death to provoke additional scrutiny.

They sit by the bar, careful to just order Voss water and thus provoke a Forbes to invite them for a drink.

The holiday may see more Hongkongers hit the streets, which in turn could provoke the authorities to take more-draconian measures.

For example, the MTA prohibits ads that “incite or provoke violence.”

Outsiders came to the town to looking to provoke the authorities, but the community did what the cops couldn't: keep the peace.

The question then becomes: why did he continually provoke Cibber, knowing the latter had such a story at hand?

She did not wish to provoke him to anger, but to make him see things in a more cheerful light.

A people that continually provoke me to anger before my face, that immolate in gardens, and sacrifice upon bricks.

He displayed no ostentation in dress, or equipage, or manners, to provoke the desire in others to humble him.

And thou shalt speak my words to them, if perhaps they will hear, and forbear: for they provoke me to anger.

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On this page you'll find 293 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to provoke, such as: aggravate, anger, enrage, foment, incite, and inflame.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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