incite
verb (used with object)
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action.
are inciting
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present progressiveof incite.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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When that will happen remains to be seen, but Langione said recent factors, including public market interest in the technology and a hangover from their lack of AI readiness, are inciting enterprise investments this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Iran alleges that these groups are inciting anti-government protests in Iran and smuggling weapons into the country, which Kurdish groups have denied.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 20, 2022
Iran alleges that Kurdish opposition groups long exiled in northern Iraq are inciting anti-government protests in Iran and smuggling weapons into the country.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 18, 2022
"This is actually about ensuring that we’re not providing grants to organizations that are inciting violence against anybody, that we’re not inadvertently funding something that harms individuals," O'Quinn said.
From Fox News ● Aug. 9, 2021
“Will you kindly leave? You are inciting my mother.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
