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or protestor
as in demonstrator
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Recent Examples of protester
One overzealous protester attempted an unsuccessful knife attack on Welles himself.
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Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Certain groups who face discrimination and harassment could level the playing field by recording their interactions with others, and at mass protests like the recent events in Nepal, seeing events from a protestor’s point of view could be valuable.
—Cortney Harding, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Certain groups who face discrimination and harassment could level the playing field by recording their interactions with others, and at mass protests like the recent events in Nepal, seeing events from a protestor’s point of view could be valuable.
—Cortney Harding, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
Noun
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Local media reports state that over 3,000 people marched on the bridge while two demonstrators hung themselves on either side of the bridge.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
22 Sep. 2025
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Under that contract, Ursa Major is serving as lead integrator for a tactical flight demonstrator that will showcase Draper’s use for hypersonic applications.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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The cases range from political agitators seeking to intimidate immigrants to others using the guise of authority to allegedly kidnap, rob or assault victims.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Country music’s premier agitator, Gavin Adcock, is also on the lineup.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Labour has slumped to around 20% in recent polls, while Reform UK – the upstart hard-right party led by firebrand Nigel Farage – has surged to around 35%, the same share that Labour won last year.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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The clearest firebrand of the group is Suzanne (Mia Barron), whose patronizing politeness will eventually give way to rage once her views are challenged.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
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The most sensational collision of the FCC, the radio networks, and notions of the public interest was inspired not by Orson Welles but by another multihyphenate auteur, the screen goddess and provocateur Mae West.—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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But former friends have reportedly said Jahn was not overtly political, describing him instead as an online provocateur who said things for shock value.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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America seems unlikely to be made great again by the demagogues of white nationalism, who cannot help but channel fury over irreversible decline at those who have been working hard, through either literal or spiritual immigration, to become American.—
Pankaj Mishra,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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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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Together, O’Neill and Alicia navigate a rabbit hole of deranged folk singers, psychotic cops, boxing promoters, line dancing enthusiasts, and worst of all, podcasters, the truth blurs, bodies stack, and the nature of their search comes into question.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
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American baseball promoters were quick to see the potential of the Japanese market, touring the country as early as 1908.—
Jared Bahir Browsh,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Protester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protester. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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