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provoked

[pruh-vohkt] / prəˈvoʊkt /
ADJECTIVE
exasperated
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ADJECTIVE
maddened
Synonyms
STRONG
WEAK
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Or maybe you think about the brutal reaction his work provoked from conservatives.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

The Tempi disaster provoked widespread anger and protest across Greece.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

A Reddit-like pseudo social network for OpenClaw agents called Moltbook, where chatbots converse, has also grabbed headlines and provoked soul-searching over AI.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

At Tuesday’s unveiling event, Arm’s customers, including Meta and OpenAI, agreed that the growth of agentic AI has provoked astronomical demand for computing power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

We may never be able to answer the whys their act provoked.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz