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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
Iran’s state news agency said students protested at five universities in the capital, Tehran, and one in the city of Mashhad on Sunday.
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Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Ukrainian artists protested the after-party on February 14.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026
Homan protested, but, according to World Curling’s rules, there are no official replays, and the official’s final call stands.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Leeper proposed Wednesday to change that and Republicans, who have been staunch allies of homeschoolers, immediately protested.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2026
The death comes days after thousands of Indiana students protested ICE.
—Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 19 Feb. 2026
More than 100,000 citizens signed a petition opposing its presence, and many protested on opening day.
—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 18 Feb. 2026
Her father later protested the drafting of young men from inside the camps to fight overseas.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
Dozens of dogs dressed as alligators, fairies and superheroes gathered Saturday at a Rio de Janeiro Carnival street party as their owners protested cruelty against pets.
—ABC News, 14 Feb. 2026
Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Ukrainian artists protested the after-party on February 14.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026
Homan protested, but, according to World Curling’s rules, there are no official replays, and the official’s final call stands.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Leeper proposed Wednesday to change that and Republicans, who have been staunch allies of homeschoolers, immediately protested.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2026
The death comes days after thousands of Indiana students protested ICE.
—Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 19 Feb. 2026
More than 100,000 citizens signed a petition opposing its presence, and many protested on opening day.
—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 18 Feb. 2026
Her father later protested the drafting of young men from inside the camps to fight overseas.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
Dozens of dogs dressed as alligators, fairies and superheroes gathered Saturday at a Rio de Janeiro Carnival street party as their owners protested cruelty against pets.
—ABC News, 14 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protested
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Reverend Jackson did not protest technology, but rather insisted on participating in shaping it.—
Brennan Nevada Johnson,
Fortune,
22 Feb. 2026
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The French insisted that their routine had a high level of difficulty and that they had been rewarded justly.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
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On Friday, Sarandos sent his own letter to Carr that objected to Cameron's claims.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
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In a statement, David Hyman, Netflix’s Chief Legal Officer, objected to Par’s characterization.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2026
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At least $132,000 in San Diego County funds were illegally spent on those and other personal expenses, prosecutors alleged this week.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Prior to September, alleged cartel members and drug smugglers were treated as criminals with due process rights.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Those include removing security gates that people complained rattled when cars drove over the track and notifying neighbors of special events at least 30 days in advance.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Families have also complained about children being separated from them.—
Jordan Parker
Aviation,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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His character was killed off early in Season 9 after a devastating Season 8 plane crash that also claimed the life of Leigh’s Lexie.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Survivors of the catastrophic avalanche in California's Sierra Nevada that claimed at least eight lives were rescued after using an emergency feature available on some iPhones.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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The Daily News has a duty to verify facts asserted in op-eds.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2026
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In a January 16 court filing supporting criminal charges against the two men, the DOJ asserted Aljorna was the one driving the vehicle.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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His lawyers have contended ICE racially profiled him.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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Kyle McNabb, however, contended in police documents that the internal temperature of such a vehicle could have climbed above 140 degrees.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Then, the presiding judge declared a mistrial on additional counts of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter as the jury did not produce a unanimous decision.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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She was declared legally dead in 1984, though her body was never found.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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