foment
verb (used with object)
to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development of.
is fomenting
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present progressiveof foment (3rd person singular).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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But this growing involvement in Belarus for the Kremlin war efforts is fomenting widespread resentment, said Belarusian political analyst Valery Karbalevich.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
They’re hungry for news from the outside world; they’re worried in particular about what Powell is fomenting in England.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2021
Unfortunately, the use of such advanced techniques in astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology is fomenting a divide.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 21, 2019
That decision to cast one athlete in a certain light maybe allows a dangerous freedom in sportswriters to emphasize one aspect and overlook another, especially now when social media is fomenting at full throat.
From Golf Digest ● Apr. 11, 2018
Mom is fomenting her own brand of anarchy closer to home.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
