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
Rhodes was sentenced to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy and other charges.
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Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Not included in the initial batch of motions on Tuesday evening was Thomas Caldwell, who authorities said assisted the Oath Keepers, and Jeremy Bertino, a former Proud Boy leader who pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy charges against him in 2022.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
He was also found guilty of one count of publishing seditious materials under colonial-era legislation.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
Along with several other teachers, Aziz is put on administrative leave and forced to eventually defend himself in a kangaroo court, where a state attorney mounts evidence of Aziz’s supposedly seditious behavior.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
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Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Not included in the initial batch of motions on Tuesday evening was Thomas Caldwell, who authorities said assisted the Oath Keepers, and Jeremy Bertino, a former Proud Boy leader who pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy charges against him in 2022.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
He was also found guilty of one count of publishing seditious materials under colonial-era legislation.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
Along with several other teachers, Aziz is put on administrative leave and forced to eventually defend himself in a kangaroo court, where a state attorney mounts evidence of Aziz’s supposedly seditious behavior.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seditious
Adjective
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In fatal cases, the defining biology is profound endothelial dysfunction, capillary leak, pulmonary edema, inflammatory-thrombotic activation, and shock.—
Steve Brozak,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Collins has little in common with Hale, who once reportedly beat a newspaper editor with a whip for publishing an inflammatory article about his mother.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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So, could this be the goal of this provocative collaboration?—
Clara Ludmir,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Both men were hospitalized after the shooting; community members describe Eatherly as someone whose provocative actions have intensified tensions and dangerous confrontations.—
Kristin M. Hall,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Some of the most intense—and mysterious—of these were giant incendiary darts.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
14 May 2026
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Arson – To unlawfully and intentionally damage or attempt to damage any real or personal property of another person or entity by fire or incendiary device.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
6 May 2026
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“Seditious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seditious. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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