as in protested
to present an opposing opinion or argument
they objected to the conductor's insistence that their train tickets were not valid
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Recent Examples of objected
No one in the courtroom objected when the judge passed the dollar along, the video shows.
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Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026
Verma also tried to ask for a bail review, which the prosecution objected to.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
The strike had been touched off by employees of PDVSA, the Venezuelan national oil company, who objected to Chavez summarily firing experienced, technocratic PDVSA executives and replacing them with political cronies.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
Baker immediately objected and said displaying the files and suggesting jurors would later receive them was improper unless their relevance to the defendants’ state of mind had first been established.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2026
Defense lawyers had objected to showing the more graphic images, but Harle allowed the bulk of them into evidence due to their relevance to the prosecution's case.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2026
Samyukta Lakshmi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft has identified itself as the mystery company behind a prospective data center in a part of Michigan where locals have objected to such a development.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
Semprevivo, Riverside’s attorney, objected to the testimony, pausing the proceedings before Powell could answer fully.
—Luke Cyphers, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2026
Trump had objected in part to the bill’s renaming of military bases that honored Confederate generals.
—Sudiksha Kochi, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2026
Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026
Verma also tried to ask for a bail review, which the prosecution objected to.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
The strike had been touched off by employees of PDVSA, the Venezuelan national oil company, who objected to Chavez summarily firing experienced, technocratic PDVSA executives and replacing them with political cronies.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
Baker immediately objected and said displaying the files and suggesting jurors would later receive them was improper unless their relevance to the defendants’ state of mind had first been established.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2026
Defense lawyers had objected to showing the more graphic images, but Harle allowed the bulk of them into evidence due to their relevance to the prosecution's case.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2026
Samyukta Lakshmi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft has identified itself as the mystery company behind a prospective data center in a part of Michigan where locals have objected to such a development.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
Semprevivo, Riverside’s attorney, objected to the testimony, pausing the proceedings before Powell could answer fully.
—Luke Cyphers, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2026
Trump had objected in part to the bill’s renaming of military bases that honored Confederate generals.
—Sudiksha Kochi, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for objected
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The demonstrators protested for several hours, at one point marching around the nearby federal immigration building before returning to Foley Square.—
Ali Bauman,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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When shopkeepers in the narrow streets of Tehran’s Grand Bazaar protested the government’s failing economic policies, their chants rattled the regime.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
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There was little pushback from industry leaders or consumer advocates on Tuesday even though towing representatives had previously complained that the changes would add costs and consumer lawyers had objected that the recommendations didn’t go far enough to protect drivers.—
Dave Altimari,
ProPublica,
7 Jan. 2026
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But monks there complained that the slain king was walking around at night, frightening them with strange sounds.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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Cohen briefly demurred, before going in on Adams again.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
1 Jan. 2026
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Cameron, the helmer behind Titanic and the Terminator franchise, recently demurred when asked about his net worth.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
29 Dec. 2025
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“Objected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/objected. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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