as in declaration
a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something
the governor went on television to make a passionate protestation of his innocence in the bribery scandal
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Recent Examples of protestation
Also, despite Bradl’s protestations to the contrary, Cosgrove said that not having the items hasn’t prevented Kearney from working.
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 11 July 2024
Suffice to say, a mere apology would be lost in the din of protestation if the broadcast were to freeze in the middle of a game-making deep throw to the end zone, for example.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
The law does not care that the teen is innocent, or even acknowledge the protestations of his loving grandmother Hattie (Origin‘s Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, stunning).
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
Beijing’s protestations that the United States is no longer adhering to understandings on Taiwan are, in some cases, accurate.
—Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 11 July 2024
Suffice to say, a mere apology would be lost in the din of protestation if the broadcast were to freeze in the middle of a game-making deep throw to the end zone, for example.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
The law does not care that the teen is innocent, or even acknowledge the protestations of his loving grandmother Hattie (Origin‘s Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, stunning).
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
Beijing’s protestations that the United States is no longer adhering to understandings on Taiwan are, in some cases, accurate.
—Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for protestation
Noun
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Arkansas' federal delegation has asked President Donald Trump to reconsider the federal government's decisions on major disaster declaration requests in response to severe weather in mid-March.—
Alex Thomas,
Arkansas Online,
27 Apr. 2025
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The government agency said the move is in response to President Trump's January 20 declaration of a national energy emergency.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Green’s teammate, Moses Moody, gave a sarcastic response to Brooks’ assertion.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Yet the President himself stokes fears of a slippery slope to strongman rule with his blanket assertions of power, his disregard for democratic guardrails, and his talk of running for a third term, despite the 22nd Amendment’s prohibition.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
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The Trump administration downplayed the first breach amid numerous officials’ insistence that nothing classified had been shared.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2025
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The economic promise of Dead Sea potash played a key role in Britain’s insistence on governing Palestine after World War I. But extracting the mineral posed a challenge.—
Made by History,
Time,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Protestation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protestation. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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