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also enflaming
as in hostile
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also enflaming
1
as in angering
to make angry
the newspaper editorial inflamed her enough to inspire her to dash off a letter to the editor
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2
as in burning
to set (something) on fire
a carelessly tossed cigarette inflamed the papers in the trash can
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Recent Examples of inflaming
Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Hollywood these days feels really fearful of enflaming conservative ire.
—David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
The prolonged conflict has forced reservists to serve multiple lengthy tours of duty, while inflaming longstanding resentment of ultra-Orthodox Jews, who are exempt from military service.
—New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
The Modern Family cast has indeed reunited in various permutations over the years — none of them inflaming fan paranoia as much as 2023's reunion-sans-Burrell.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
Disney stated the show was initially pulled to avoid inflaming a tense national situation.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
Spreading misinformation, inflaming tensions Critics argued that Kirk thrived on outrage and intimidation rather than debate.
—Stephanie A, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
According to congressional sources, senators have not been briefed as of Monday night, further inflaming demands for oversight.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2025
Such a surplus of thrilling, inflaming imprecisions life rests on.
—Literary Hub, 21 June 2016
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Visiting the shrine as prime minister would risk inflaming anger in the region.
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Skepticism came easily to Trump, who had long been hostile to mainstream foreign policy.—
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The helicopter the pilot was flying — a heavy, twin-rotor MH-47 Chinook — was struck by hostile fire during the operation.—
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The board instead approved a resolution to reexamine current campus spaces, angering some parents.—
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Meanwhile another son, Eduardo, lobbied US officials to impose tariffs on Brazil in response to the verdict, angering many back home.—
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The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for four days.—
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The company built a retail and residential complex around the county’s Coconut Grove Metrorail station, and Martin also is pitching an incinerator site in western Miami-Dade as an alternative to the Levine Cava plan to rebuild the trash-burning facility in Doral.—
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The implications are infuriating.—
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The hosts’ stand-in captain was at his eccentric best, infuriating bowlers and fielders alike.—
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Miley Cyrus After winning the first two Grammys of her nearly 20-year-career in February and igniting the ceremony with the most spirited performance of the night, Cyrus seemed destined to become a permanent fixture on the nominations chart.—
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Advertisement Far from igniting a baby boom, the White House plan will only slightly decrease costs and fail people who most need IVF to grow their families.—
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The best chance for the Bengals to win in 2026 was to run it back, no matter how maddening that might be.—
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The Chair Company is pure Robinson, a mesmerizing, if occasionally maddening, act of self-expression that could come from no one else.—
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Cramped, about living with debilitating period pain, is funny, educational, and at times enraging.—
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Paul’s antics are enraging, a bit funny, and a perfect encapsulation of the Chris Paul experience.—
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When Liverpool and Arsenal last met, in late August, a scorching late Dominik Szoboszlai free kick saw the reigning champions strike an ominous early blow in the title race, jumping three points ahead of their London rivals.—
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As scorching sunshine gives way to dusk, enthusiastic attendees transition from waiting in clusters to jumping in anticipation of the pop-rock superstar’s appearance.—
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“Inflaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflaming. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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