provocatively
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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For this reason, consciousness studies, Pollan provocatively suggests, may prompt the first scientific revolution in nearly 500 years.
From Los Angeles Times
At the forefront is “Pillion,” a provocatively daring film that eschews shock value for real emotion.
From Los Angeles Times
Dr. Flaherty provocatively suggests that Van Gogh suffered from temporal lobe epilepsy and that his condition may have played an important role in his achievements.
A US negotiator even provocatively put an empty chair with a Chinese flag.
From Barron's
On social media, he posts more provocatively than any other coach, hurling grenades at anyone and everyone, including his old bosses.
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