protested

verb

past tense of protest
1
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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2
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 Thousands more protested pedestrian deaths in cities across the nation. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The group, made of nearly 100,000 gamers, creators and developers, previously protested the acquisition by gathering outside EA’s Redwood City headquarters dressed as Sims characters in May. — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026 Alfonsi earlier protested the last-minute holding of one of her pieces on the notorious CECOT prison, and Vega has claimed that management has attempted to insert political bias into her stories. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026 Officials on the French Caribbean island of Martinique recently opened a shelter to temporarily house those affected by the toxic gases after residents protested. — ABC News, 31 July 2026 The Administration protested that that was impossible; the agency could only produce employee badges and process paperwork for seventy people a week. — Marc Fisher, New Yorker, 30 July 2026 Adequate staffing is a key issue for nurses unions and organizations, and Lucio, who is a member of National Nurses United, has protested staffing conditions at the hospital in the past. — Alana Semuels, Time, 30 July 2026 Kahan joins a growing chorus of artists who've protested the use of their music by the White House, including Sabrina Carpenter, Ariana Grande, Kesha and Katy Perry. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 29 July 2026 In an example of the 50+1 rule in action, fans protested vigorously. — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protested
  1. insisted
  2. objected
  3. alleged
  4. complained
  5. claimed
  6. asserted
  7. contended
  8. declared
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  • Still, the billions of taxpayer dollars Congress has allocated for foreign aid programs must be spent; lawmakers have insisted the government continue to fund humanitarian aid, global health and pro-democracy causes around the world.
    — Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 7 Aug. 2026
  • But some House leaders insisted that the memorial be built on Capitol Hill, two miles to the east, since Lincoln had preserved the Union and worked closely with Congress during the Civil War.
    — Jennifer Tucker, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
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  • In a letter last month, state prosecutors objected to the possibility of a guilty plea in the federal case wiping out the state case.
    — Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Lebanese officials have objected to the Israeli military’s ongoing detonation of homes and other buildings in southern Lebanon amid negotiations to expand the pilot zones.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of objected
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  • The affidavit does not say who is alleged to have posted the video.
    — Sarah Ford, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Matt Weiss is alleged to have hacked into the accounts of athletes – mostly women – from more than 100 universities.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of alleged
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  • Grevelding complained that law enforcement appeared to be doing nothing to help him or his family after the incident occurred.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • After neighbors complained last week about the diesel generators, Lisle Development Services Director Mike Smetana sent an email to CSquare requesting that the company stop using the temporary generators.
    — Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of complained
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  • Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed an attack on Saudi Aramco’s Jazan refinery Sunday, a major crude oil refinery located on the Red Sea coast in southwestern Saudi Arabia.
    — Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The groups have claimed migrants without documents are contributing to South Africa's high unemployment rate by taking jobs, while also putting pressure on public services.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of claimed
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  • The prosecution has asserted that Lindsay's controlling nature as a mother was a motive in the killings.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Under Democratic Chairman Tom Wheeler, the FCC asserted authority to change any aspect of the cap.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of asserted
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  • The year 1933, Arendt contended, marked the close of the age of bourgeois emancipation and Jewish liberation, which brought an end to a feeling of security in the West and signaled that the new sense of security in the East was a pipe dream.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The union’s original grievance, the city contended, only challenged Biscari’s suspension pending resolution of his criminal case — not the underlying disciplinary action for the crash itself.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of contended
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  • Six people, including two children and two teenagers, were declared dead on arrival, Tanaji said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Tehran declared the strait closed again after accusing Washington of violating the MoU by opening a new shipping route through the waterway.
    — Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of declared

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