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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
Unruly mobs have protested outside and even tried to set fire to some hotels housing asylum seekers.
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ABC News,
21 June 2026
Getty Images Generations of activists have protested against cannabis prohibition, taking to the streets in cities around the world to lobby for legalization.
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Sarah Sinclair,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
The score was immediately protested by the Australians, who felt their goalkeeper had been impeded or there was an offside.
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Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
Dozens of animal rights supporters protested outside the San Jose animal shelter Wednesday, opposing a new policy banning volunteers from taking photos and videos that advocates say help save animals, while the city says the rule is about staff privacy in nonpublic areas.
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Ryan MacAsero,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
And then there is County Road 450A near Umatill, which was rightfully stripped of McCall’s name in 2007 after area residents protested the honor toward one of the most viciously racist sheriffs in Florida history.
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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
Hundreds of Greenlanders protested outside.
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Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Harris’s parents saw Martin Luther King speak together, protested the Vietnam War, and marched for civil rights pushing their firstborn in a stroller.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
Another worker who protested the raid was sentenced to 22 months in prison for using a rock to assault and impede a federal officer.
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Nicole Acevedo,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
ABC News,
21 June 2026
Getty Images Generations of activists have protested against cannabis prohibition, taking to the streets in cities around the world to lobby for legalization.
—
Sarah Sinclair,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
The score was immediately protested by the Australians, who felt their goalkeeper had been impeded or there was an offside.
—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
Dozens of animal rights supporters protested outside the San Jose animal shelter Wednesday, opposing a new policy banning volunteers from taking photos and videos that advocates say help save animals, while the city says the rule is about staff privacy in nonpublic areas.
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Ryan MacAsero,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
And then there is County Road 450A near Umatill, which was rightfully stripped of McCall’s name in 2007 after area residents protested the honor toward one of the most viciously racist sheriffs in Florida history.
—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
Hundreds of Greenlanders protested outside.
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Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Harris’s parents saw Martin Luther King speak together, protested the Vietnam War, and marched for civil rights pushing their firstborn in a stroller.
—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
Another worker who protested the raid was sentenced to 22 months in prison for using a rock to assault and impede a federal officer.
—
Nicole Acevedo,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protested
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Iran also insisted on the full implementation of the first clause of the memorandum — ending Israel’s war and military operations against Lebanon, Baghaei said.
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Adorni insisted the money was earned legitimately including through cryptocurrency investments.
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Residents objected to removing trees and other construction activities.
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None objected to the report, but the Farm Bureau expressed concerns about the project’s affects on surrounding farmland.
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The complaint alleged deceptive advertising and other misconduct.
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The court of appeal further ruled Guild had sufficiently alleged CCM had aided, and benefited from, then-Guild branch manager Christopher Flowers’s breach of his fiduciary duty to Guild.
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By early 1775, Quebec’s governor complained that this letter was stirring up the population by planting dangerous doubts about British imperial authority.
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Smith has long complained that Carney’s predecessor, Justin Trudeau, hindered the province’s energy industry and fueled separatist sentiment.
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The woman claimed that the street vendor had thrown the Mexican seasoning — Tajin — on her face.
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Iran has not claimed responsibility.
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In internal messaging to staff, Bunch has steadfastly asserted the Institution’s independence, while not mentioning Trump by name.
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The move means the rest of the AI industry will be forced to take heed of the authority asserted by Lutnick, and BIS can invoke other powers if the specific provisions used against Anthropic are contested.
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Consumer Watchdog contended in its lawsuit that the surcharges violated Proposition 103 — the 1988 measure that governs insurer rate hikes — because the proposition does not allow for them.
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Responding to public criticism, Justice Samuel Alito contended that the court isn’t to blame for the rise in shadow docket cases.
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The State Department on Tuesday congratulated conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori after she was declared the winner of Peru’s presidential runoff election by a razor-thin margin.
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The military declared McKinney dead in March 1946, though no crash site had been identified, let alone any remains of the man from Providence, Rhode Island.
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