Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 55 heightened tensions 49 provoked 47 sparked outrage 46 roiled 46 cast shadow 45 angered 45 territorial dispute 45 sparred 44 tensions 44 reignited 44 spat 43 Tensions 43 soured 43 violent clashes 43 sent shockwaves 42 escalated 42 flashpoint 42 disputes 42 destabilized 41 feud 41 clashes 41 infuriated 41 clashed 41 ease tensions 41 dispute 41 cast pall 40 inflamed 40 flared 40 rift 39 loggerheads 39 disputed 39 sparked 39 inflame 39 skirmishes 39 confrontations 39 spats 38 undermined 38 feuding 38 confrontation 38 friction 38 fractious 38 stirred 38 acrimonious 38 strained 38 squabble 38 reacted angrily 38 rankled 37 heated debate 37 racial tensions 37 antagonism 37 erupted 37 enraged 37 feuded 37 raged 37 exacerbated 37 simmering 37 incited 36 clashes erupted 36 rifts 36 dustup 36 polarized 36 animosity 36 bitter 36 rapprochement 36 feuds 36 simmered 36 Disputes 36 diplomatic ties 36 unnerved 36 disagreement 36 quarrel 36 furor 36 riled 35 raised eyebrows 35 spar 35 antagonistic 35 contentious 35 triggered 34 caused stir 34 destabilize 34 deeply divided 34 tiff 34 conflict 34 reverberated 34 racially motivated 34 frayed 34 mistrust 34 gunbattles 34 skirmish 34 disagreements 34 unprovoked 34 Clashes 34 uproar 34 angering 34 provoking 34 intensified 34 divisive 34 acrimony 34 provoke 34 overshadowed 34 deepened