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incited

ADJECTIVE
inflamed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK


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The measure bars or expels foreigners deemed to have "spread or incited hate messages" against the country or its people.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

While this push to redirect the country’s scientific research has incited alarm, reactions to interventions in the historical humanities have been more muted.

From Salon Jul. 28, 2026

The man in the tub is the French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat, a journalist and physician who had incited a series of judicial massacres.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 21, 2025

"Prosecutors need to prove intent and causation that a post directly incited terrorism."

From BBC Nov. 8, 2025

Perhaps he was afraid he would be held responsible for her escape, afraid the master would think John had incited her to run away.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry




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