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  1. List of paraphrases for "provokes":

    raises, stirs, arouses, causes, raise

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  1. State Antony Blinken:

    As China seeks to make sovereign land out of sandcastles and redraw maritime boundaries, it is eroding regional trust and undermining investor confidence, its behavior threatens to set a new precedent whereby larger countries are free to intimidate smaller ones, and that provokes tensions, instability and can even lead to conflict.

  2. Jennifer Benka:

    Poems are comprised of everyday material expertly arranged in ways that require a reader's time and reflection, but the reward is great: a memorable insight into our humanity, a line that perfectly encapsulates a moment or a truth we want to remember, an experience with language that provokes new ideas and deeper understanding.

  3. Barack Obama:

    I had hesitated on gay marriage, in part, because I thought civil unions would be sufficient, i was sensitive to the fact that -- for a lot of people -- that the word marriage is something that provokes very powerful traditions and religious beliefs.

  4. Seneca:

    Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us that injury that provokes it.

  5. Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger:

    That is what provokes this entire incident, when the defendant provokes this incident, he loses the right to self-defense. You can not claim self-defense against a danger you create.


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