as in declarations
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 protestations
Despite his protestations, peace is not in hand in the Holy Land.
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Ray Takeyh, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2025
Despite their protestations, similar rules in place in parts of Europe and discussions in other parts of the world continue – Trump tariffs be damned.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
Sunrise and sunset now come an hour earlier, despite my protestations.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
There were further frustrated protestations after he was booked.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Ray Takeyh, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2025
Despite their protestations, similar rules in place in parts of Europe and discussions in other parts of the world continue – Trump tariffs be damned.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
Sunrise and sunset now come an hour earlier, despite my protestations.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
There were further frustrated protestations after he was booked.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protestations
Noun
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In at least five major cases, officials appeared to make public declarations about the incidents before formal investigations had reached final conclusions about those assertions.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone who is eager for another round of Regency-era declarations of love, unrealistically high standards of romance and string covers of pop music to feel alive again.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Past recounts and court challenges have not backed up those assertions.—
Shaddi Abusaid,
AJC.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Gerry Cardinale, the founder of RedBird Capital, Paramount Skydance’s second-largest shareholder (behind David Ellison), fired back at the assertions.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Protestations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protestations. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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