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or protestor
as in demonstrator
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Recent Examples of protester
On the other side of the barricades outside Roy Thomson Hall, Tarek Haj Ebrahim, another pro-Palestine protester, reiterated that the Canadian documentary was part of Israel’s propaganda campaign.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
One such incident occurred in the UK in October 2022, when a Hong Kong pro-democracy protester was dragged into the grounds of a Chinese consulate in Manchester and beaten, in events captured on camera.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2025
The conflict between the protesters at one point became violent, when an LGBTQ protester allegedly struck local conservative activist Josh Fulfer with a flag pole.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2025
In July, federal prosecutors charged a protester who was demonstrating against the arrest of an immigrant in Detroit with impeding an officer.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
One such incident occurred in the UK in October 2022, when a Hong Kong pro-democracy protester was dragged into the grounds of a Chinese consulate in Manchester and beaten, in events captured on camera.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2025
The conflict between the protesters at one point became violent, when an LGBTQ protester allegedly struck local conservative activist Josh Fulfer with a flag pole.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2025
In July, federal prosecutors charged a protester who was demonstrating against the arrest of an immigrant in Detroit with impeding an officer.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protester
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The demonstrator performs an action thrice in response to the gestural command of the experimenter, 3–5 s following which the second experimenter gives the same gestural command to the test subject in a test trial.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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At least one demonstrator was hospitalized in connection with the clash, according to protesters.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Volunteers sprayed the crowd with rose-scented water from tanks on their backs to cool them, and a Dearborn fire truck also sprayed the crowd with mists of water as marchers walked by, children frolicking as they got soaked.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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One of the marchers was Christian Dennis, a 22-year-old South Memphian whose grandmother died of cancer, despite not smoking or drinking her whole life.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
13 Aug. 2025
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But while that may serve Natthaphong’s interests to appear as the chief agitator for reform, losing his military foil could conversely prove problematic.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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The following day, Musk made a remote appearance at a London march organized by the far-right agitator known as Tommy Robinson.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
15 Sep. 2025
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The young firebrand, 31, was a staunch political ally of Trump and helped fuel his political comeback and return to the White House in January.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Georgia firebrand, who has been insistent that the United States stay out of affairs abroad, has attempted similar amendments to both the NDAA and appropriations bills in past years and recently, with no success.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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Conservative influencers including Chaya Raichik, author of the anti-trans hate account LibsOfTikTok, trashed those teams while commending those that asked their crowds to pause and reflect on the late provocateur.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
16 Sep. 2025
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Kirk also earned a national reputation as a far-right provocateur.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Our shrinking attention span has left us vulnerable to demagogues and misinformation from every direction.—
Doug McIntyre,
Oc Register,
31 Aug. 2025
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Because huge shocks to the system tend to empower either a) bold problem solvers or b) populist demagogues.—
Matt K. Lewis,
Twin Cities,
19 Aug. 2025
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The British band’s inaugural stop in Latin America on their highly successful Oasis Live ’25 reunion tour — which launched in Cardiff, Wales, on July 4 — drew a crowd of 65,000 fans at Mexico City’s Estadio GNP Seguros, according to promoter OCESA.—
Natalia Cano,
Billboard,
13 Sep. 2025
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But major contract hurdles including race dates with the potential promoter, along with other issues will prevent that from happening in 2026.—
Bruce Martin,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Protester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protester. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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