as in complaining
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as in alleging
to state as a fact usually forcefully
he protested that he usually was very good at baseball, and all the strikeouts were just bad luck
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as in objecting
to present an opposing opinion or argument
plans to protest against the judge's ruling regarding admissible evidence
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Recent Examples of protesting
ABC News, 15 Jan. 2026
Adam Thompson, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
While the cohosts dissected the topic at length last week, Whoopi Goldberg introduced another talking point on Monday about the deadly exchange, which Haines said indicated a need to be more peaceful while protesting the ICE raids on undocumented people around the United States.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
Advertisement While the Spanish government has not officially commented in response to the unrest in Iran, the country’s opposition has voiced its support for those protesting.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 12 Jan. 2026
That was the case on Wednesday, where the fatal shooting began as someone blocking a public road, generally an infraction of interest to police officers, who are trained to know the difference between impeding something and vociferously protesting against it.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
From silently protesting at Pushkin Square to being exiled in a brutal prison camp, this book is a powerful tribute to the Russian dissidents who fought for freedom and justice while trying to evade the KGB.
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
Except, of course, there definitely have been Mexicans protesting ICE actions, flying Mexican flags and saying California and Texas were stolen from them.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Nurses working in the University of California (UC) system will go on a sympathy strike later this month in solidarity with other health care workers protesting against UC.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
People were out in the streets, and individual members were protesting as well.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
Among the dead were 13 children and 14 non-protesting civilians, HRANA said.
—ABC News, 15 Jan. 2026
Verb
People gathered in Howard County on Sunday, chanting and holding signs, protesting against immigration enforcement agents.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
While the cohosts dissected the topic at length last week, Whoopi Goldberg introduced another talking point on Monday about the deadly exchange, which Haines said indicated a need to be more peaceful while protesting the ICE raids on undocumented people around the United States.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
Advertisement While the Spanish government has not officially commented in response to the unrest in Iran, the country’s opposition has voiced its support for those protesting.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 12 Jan. 2026
That was the case on Wednesday, where the fatal shooting began as someone blocking a public road, generally an infraction of interest to police officers, who are trained to know the difference between impeding something and vociferously protesting against it.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
From silently protesting at Pushkin Square to being exiled in a brutal prison camp, this book is a powerful tribute to the Russian dissidents who fought for freedom and justice while trying to evade the KGB.
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
Except, of course, there definitely have been Mexicans protesting ICE actions, flying Mexican flags and saying California and Texas were stolen from them.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Nurses working in the University of California (UC) system will go on a sympathy strike later this month in solidarity with other health care workers protesting against UC.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
People were out in the streets, and individual members were protesting as well.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protesting
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There was that conservative influencer who went out and posted this video that went viral, alleging that day care facilities were pocketing public funds.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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In November 2020, Feeding Our Future sued the Minnesota Department of Education, alleging that the state was slow-walking its grant applications.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
11 Jan. 2026
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But Republicans, who hold slim majorities in both the Senate and House of Representatives, have shown little appetite for objecting to any such spending programs.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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Local officials, including the mayor of Minneapolis and Minnesota’s governor, have pointed to that video in objecting to the fatal shooting.—
Maggie Vespa,
NBC news,
8 Jan. 2026
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During the strike in October, Kaiser rejected workers’ claims about understaffing, insisting that wages are the main reason why workers walked picket lines.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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Bobby Kim spent more than two decades insisting that a product is never just a product.—
Booth Moore,
Vogue,
15 Jan. 2026
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But the same town also was sued in November by Stillson LLC, a company complaining because zoners approved an 8-30g project.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
11 Jan. 2026
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From bartenders in Virginia-Highland to servers in Alpharetta, several employees of food and drink businesses reported customers complaining about water that tastes like mildew.—
Sheeka Sanahori - For the AJC,
AJC.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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And while numbers vary, one former NBA player has even the biggest of rockstars beat, claiming to have slept with 20,000 women over the course of his life.—
Diane J. Cho,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Investigators said in a press release that a driver called 911, claiming that someone had shot at his vehicle while driving along Highway 67 near Joe Wilson Road.—
Matthew Davisson,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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As Iran weakens, a power vacuum is emerging across the Middle East — and Saudi Arabia is moving to fill it by recalibrating relations with former rivals, hedging global partnerships and asserting a more independent foreign policy, according to several experts.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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Powell argued that the DOJ is using the renovation and Congress’ oversight role of the Fed as a pretext for its probe, asserting the inquiry is because of his refusal to bend to Trump’s demands on interest rates.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
12 Jan. 2026
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The action followed the governor’s executive order on Friday declaring a disaster emergency in the event of a strike.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
13 Jan. 2026
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There was a time, not more than a decade ago, when John Shorthouse was declaring that the future was here while Canucks fans watched a 19-year-old Quinn Hughes, a 20-year-old Elias Pettersson and a 22-year-old Brock Boeser cycle the puck in overtime against the Los Angeles Kings.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Protesting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protesting. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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