foment
verb (used with object)
to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development of.
are fomenting
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present progressiveof foment.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The escalations are fomenting tensions not seen since 2017, when Kim and President Trump exchanged increasingly fiery rhetoric and North Korea tested nuclear weapons as well as intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2021
Where the underpeople — animals given human shape and intelligence and living as servants — are fomenting revolution against the Lords of the Instrumentality.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 13, 2021
Other fake reports circulating online are fomenting distrust about Hindus and the government.
From Reuters ● Apr. 17, 2020
"They are the ones who are fomenting hatred against us which has resulted in violence against us," said Peter Sprigg, senior fellow for policy studies at the Family Research Council.
From Reuters ● Mar. 6, 2013
"Oh, well," said Mrs. Fortescue, touching the harpstrings, "If you are fomenting a love affair between Anita at Fort Blizzard and Broussard in the tropics, it is your affair."
From Betty at Fort Blizzard by Molly Elliot Seawell
