provoker

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Noun
  • The Houthis paused attacks until the U.S. launched a broad assault against the rebels in mid-March.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 8 July 2025
  • Shortly after that, Israeli airstrikes on Iranian weapons shipments to Hezbollah across neighboring Syria — at the time, a key ally of Iran — weakened the dictatorship of President Bashar al-Assad, who was overthrown last December by rebels.
    James Hider, NPR, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • Employees might hesitate to speak up out of fear of retaliation, damaging their reputation, or simply being seen as a troublemaker.
    Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
  • Even though Spivey admitted to shooting him, the defense portrayed Hambright as a troublemaker and the jury acquitted Spivey of murder.
    Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • Prod: María Isabel Páramo, Iván García) One of the biggest swings among BAM projects, set in 1996 Colombia, as the country succumbs to bloody insurgent warfare.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 15 July 2025
  • Delegates followed that recommendation, rejecting a number of insurgent candidates.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • From b-boy to concert promoter to hip-hop shop owner Chuck Huus opened the first Trill Hip Hop Shop at 2401 E. Indian School Road in late 2017, moving down the road a bit to 1817 E. Indian School Road in 2018 before settling into its current home on Dec. 18, 2024.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 13 July 2025
  • If weather cancels a festival or an outdoor show, fans may or may not get a full refund, depending on the policies of the promoter and ticketing company.
    Bill Hochberg, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • In a country shackled and scarred by race, religion, gender, and class, much of that rationalized and reified by mainline American churches, the Disciples were genial revolutionists offering inclusion, education, and empowerment for those at the margins.
    Richard D. Mahoney, JSTOR Daily, 30 Apr. 2025
  • And many revolutionists think that new equipment has changed the patterns of advance and retreat in Ukraine relative to historical experience.
    Stephen Biddle, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2023
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“Provoker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provoker. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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