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- verb Present participle of
fearmonger .
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Examples
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This fearmongering is a common trait in US politics, the voters cower and do not think, so they vote with the same mentality of 2000 and even moreso in 2004.
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Perhaps in parts of the country where the fearmongering is more prevelant this leads to panicked buying of hardware and rounds.
Why Are The Ammo Shelves Empty? What, Exactly, Are People Afraid Of? 2009
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Krugman has charged that inflation fearmongering is a nefarious Republican plot.
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This whole bit of fearmongering is about the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard of!
WH set to release text of controversial Obama school speech 2009
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Krugman has charged that inflation fearmongering is a nefarious Republican plot.
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Perhaps in parts of the country where the fearmongering is more prevelant this leads to panicked buying of hardware and rounds.
Why Are The Ammo Shelves Empty? What, Exactly, Are People Afraid Of? 2009
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But the implications of this fact-free fearmongering is larger than just a misinformed electorate.
The GOP's fear-based agenda Adam Serwer 2010
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Granted, fearmongering is the Republican trademark, but there's another word for this and it is cowardice.
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Krugman has charged that inflation fearmongering is a nefarious Republican plot.
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More un-American fearmongering from a typical un-American GOPbagger.
Rubio: Miranda rights could hamper terror investigations 2010
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