FOMENTED Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

fomented

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past tense of foment

as in provoked

to bring (something volatile or intense) into being John Adams's wife, Abigail, told him that if women were not remembered by the new American government, they would "foment a Rebellion and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice or Representation"

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Recent Examples of fomented The global crisis in the supply of Patriot interceptors was fomented by their liberal use in the Gulf, in March and April, often to counter relatively cheap Iranian drone attacks. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026 Kennedy and his Make America Healthy Again movement called for the loophole to be closed and fomented public distaste for chemical-laden foods. — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 10 Aug. 2026 Miners gather at Marmet News of Morgan’s rejection of the UMWA’s demands fomented calls to march on Mingo county. — Elijah Tanall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026 The proposal is backed by the populist Swiss People’s Party, which has the most seats in parliament and has for years thrived off and fomented an isolationist streak in Switzerland. — Jamey Keaten, Fortune, 10 June 2026 The rigidity of the big cable bundle and its ever-increasing price has fomented consumer frustration for decades. — Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 Trump has fomented a sense of chaos on the world stage, bringing the NATO alliance to the brink last week. — Steven Sloan, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2026 To declare war on immigrants, many of whom are fleeing persecution and violence fomented by past American interventionism, requires a powerful, blinding narrative strong enough to smokescreen the degradation and dehumanization at the core of the messaging. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026 The Holocaust was planned and fomented in secrecy by a despotic regime. — Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025

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The comment at a rally last Sunday titillated, provoked and enraged different audiences simultaneously, all but guaranteeing saturation news coverage and even more attention.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
The incidents had provoked international scrutiny of the country’s assault on Gaza.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2026

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