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as in insisted
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 objected
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 protested
After Renee Good was shot and killed by a Customs and Border Protection agent in Minneapolis, Peak said more than 1,200 protested in the northwest Valley with just two days' notice.
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Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 10 Feb. 2026
That followed another one last week, when hundreds protested the deployment of ICE agents.
—Fernanda Figueroa, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
A week before the Super Bowl, Bad Bunny protested ICE after winning Best Música Urbana Album at the Grammys.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 8 Feb. 2026
The demonstration followed another recently at which hundreds protested the deployment of ICE agents.
—Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
During last year’s shutdown, some TSA agents and air traffic controllers protested outside the airport during an ongoing stretch of unpaid work.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Students also protested at campuses in Manor, Pflugerville, Leander and Hays school districts.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
Cleland has actively protested against the deployment of federal agents in the Twin Cities.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Some Americans applaud these moves and others have protested them.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 10 Feb. 2026
That followed another one last week, when hundreds protested the deployment of ICE agents.
—Fernanda Figueroa, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
A week before the Super Bowl, Bad Bunny protested ICE after winning Best Música Urbana Album at the Grammys.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 8 Feb. 2026
The demonstration followed another recently at which hundreds protested the deployment of ICE agents.
—Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
During last year’s shutdown, some TSA agents and air traffic controllers protested outside the airport during an ongoing stretch of unpaid work.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Students also protested at campuses in Manor, Pflugerville, Leander and Hays school districts.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
Cleland has actively protested against the deployment of federal agents in the Twin Cities.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Some Americans applaud these moves and others have protested them.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protested
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Putin, however, has insisted that Russia would achieve its objectives in Ukraine one way or another.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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The 66-year-old actor insisted paying attention to subtle changes in his body made all the difference in his cancer battle while talking about his new business venture – AWEAR Market.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Mangione’s defense team vehemently objected to the summer state trial date.—
Lorena O’Neil,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2026
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According to the memo, the oversight office formally objected three times in 2024 to disciplinary decisions made by the interim Police Department chief.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Feb. 2026
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State authorities have alleged the federal government has blocked them from accessing evidence on the two fatal shootings.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Trump has long alleged, without evidence, that the 2020 election was stolen from him.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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In response to the city clearing out the Cedar Avenue occupation, the activist organizations behind the blockades complained on social media about MPD officers dismantling three different roadblocks.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Feb. 2026
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Labor unions have complained about a lack of communication over the state of the university’s budget.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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This dynamic has produced a range of figures, from the late Sathya Sai Baba, who claimed to perform miracles, to Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, whose appeal lies in his widely popular Art of Living Foundation, which offers yoga and spiritual advice.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Nanos claimed Cross campaigned against him while wearing his Pima County Sheriff's uniform in breach of department rules, which Cross denied.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Vásquez has asserted that the new reservoir would provide capacity for an additional 11 to 13 daily transits, providing more schedule reliability for vessels passing through the trade artery.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Feb. 2026
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The idea was floated among staff, who asserted his data was still good, despite concerns over his fitness.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Noting that the advocates are not seeking to end irrigated agriculture, McManus contended that recent salmon rebounds followed wetter years with more water in rivers, not habitat projects.—
Chaewon Chung
Updated January 30,
Sacbee.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Warsh has contended that the massive bond-buying, which was intended to lower longer-term interest rates and boost the economy, enabled Congress to ramp up spending without concern for higher borrowing costs.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Authority is exercised through existing institutions rather than against them; legality is reinterpreted rather than discarded; emergency powers are normalized rather than declared.—
Alejandro Reyes,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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Spurs were in the market for wingers at the start of the window, but their targets were snapped up by clubs higher in the food chain or were declared unavailable until the summer.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Protested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protested. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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