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adjective

Definition of protestingnext
as in complaining

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verb

present participle of protest
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as in insisting
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 objecting
to present an opposing opinion or argument plans to protest against the judge's ruling regarding admissible evidence

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“Protesting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protesting. Accessed 8 Feb. 2023.

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