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
That was seditious behavior, that was a big deal.
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Luke Barr, ABC News, 25 Nov. 2025
The White House views the lawmakers' actions as potentially seditious, meaning they could be deemed as a rebellion against the government or an attempt to overthrow it.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Finkelstein says that accusing lawmakers of serious charges, such as seditious conspiracy, when there’s no foundation for it could even put those lawmakers’ safety at risk.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 25 Nov. 2025
Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years in prison for seditious conspiracy after organizing the effort to thwart the certification of the 2020 presidential election.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
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Lopez rushed her back to the emergency room, where an MRI revealed a diagnosis of transverse myelitis, a rare inflammatory disorder affecting the spinal cord.—
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His resignation comes after last month's trial in which inflammatory texts Phelps sent during contentious revenue-sharing negotiations were revealed.—
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Clothing with offensive language, political messaging, or provocative graphics can violate airline dress codes, which are designed to maintain passenger comfort and safety.—
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In 2024, Roberto De Zerbi had his own press conference moments at Brighton that seemed as provocative, if not more so, than anything Amorim or Enzo Maresca recently said.—
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The company saw shares collapse in the first quarter of 2025 amid stiff competition, particularly from Chinese EV manufacturers, and reputational fallout from Musk’s incendiary political rhetoric.—
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Investigators were unable to determine the cause of most of the fires, but some have been classified as homeless incendiary and arson, according to Battalion Chief Michael Hopkins, a fire department spokesman.—
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“Seditious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seditious. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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