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or protestor
as in demonstrator
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Recent Examples of protester
According to an incident report from the Greer Police Department, an altercation broke out between an event attendee and a protestor outside the venue.
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Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 9 June 2026
The Fort Worth Independent School District’s board meeting Monday was broken up by a protester yelling about Sharia law.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
One [protestor] is standing there at the front, and Kingpin just grabs and hits him.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Further clashes got physical when a protester shoved a megaphone in an agents face and the agent grabbed the device.
—Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
Law enforcement wearing masks and vests marked with ICE patches were seen pulling protesters out of a crowd and detaining them, with at least one protester dragged across the ground, video from Freedom News TV shows.
—Sarah Dewberry, CNN Money, 25 May 2026
In January, a protester scaled the balcony of the Iranian embassy in London, pulling down the official national flag and brandishing the pre-revolution lion and sun flag.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 25 May 2026
The disruption in council chambers spawned a federal lawsuit from a protester alleging the city was limiting her ability to express herself.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
At the Alabama Statehouse, a chaotic scene erupted as one protester was dragged from the packed House gallery by security officers.
—Arkansas Online, 9 May 2026
Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 9 June 2026
The Fort Worth Independent School District’s board meeting Monday was broken up by a protester yelling about Sharia law.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
One [protestor] is standing there at the front, and Kingpin just grabs and hits him.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Further clashes got physical when a protester shoved a megaphone in an agents face and the agent grabbed the device.
—Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
Law enforcement wearing masks and vests marked with ICE patches were seen pulling protesters out of a crowd and detaining them, with at least one protester dragged across the ground, video from Freedom News TV shows.
—Sarah Dewberry, CNN Money, 25 May 2026
In January, a protester scaled the balcony of the Iranian embassy in London, pulling down the official national flag and brandishing the pre-revolution lion and sun flag.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 25 May 2026
The disruption in council chambers spawned a federal lawsuit from a protester alleging the city was limiting her ability to express herself.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
At the Alabama Statehouse, a chaotic scene erupted as one protester was dragged from the packed House gallery by security officers.
—Arkansas Online, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protester
Noun
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Pioneer One will double as a flagship and a demonstrator.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
13 June 2026
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Almost all of these programs remain at the demonstrator stage, far from regulatory certification.—
Omar Kardoudi
June 12,
New Atlas,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Mayor Johnson pointed to a visit with Jackson to Selma, Alabama, to commemorate Bloody Sunday — the infamous day in 1965 in which some 600 marchers set off from Selma headed for the state capital of Montgomery in response to a shooting that killed a civil rights activist.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Nearly 61 years ago, Americans watched in horror as peaceful marchers in Selma, Alabama, were attacked for demanding the right to vote.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The day shift also starts making factory-work jokes, with Rekha playing a perky do-bee who just wants to make the boss happy, and Lily adopting an agitator role, demanding workman’s comp and trying to spark revolt.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
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The patron saint of the 2024 Democratic National Convention was Fannie Lou Hamer—recalcitrant sharecropper turned agitator and, like the Democratic presidential nominee, a black woman.—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
Noun
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After a two-year National Service stint as a hospital orderly (thanks to his own conscientious-objector status), Hockney landed at the Royal College of Art, in London, in the fall of 1959.—
Mark Rozzo,
Vanity Fair,
12 June 2026
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The most explicit objector was Vance, who has been consistently opposed to foreign adventurism, and to this Iran war in particular.—
Andreas Kluth,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2026
Noun
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What began as a harmless project took a turn when Ben Shapiro, the right-wing firebrand, made a reaction video to one of Uncle Pappy’s clips in June 2024, taking his comedic comments at face value.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 June 2026
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Before releasing his own albums, Ulmer played electric guitar in free-jazz firebrand Ornette Coleman’s Prime Time touring ensemble.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Objection’s Founder and CEO is Aron D’Souza, an Australian entrepreneur and provocateur best known as the mastermind behind Thiel’s litigation strategy against Gawker, which involved a patient, extensive search for the ideal proxy plaintiff to sink the online news outlet.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2026
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Wilde’s character, who is a boundary-pushing artist and provocateur, pairs the intimates with a matching swipe of red lipstick, black liquid eyeliner, and a black leather belt and skirt.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
10 June 2026
Noun
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But those standards can be easily stretched by demagogues, and a simple majority on the committee is enough to ban a party, though a panel of nine Supreme Court justices can overturn the decision on appeal.—
Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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But demeaning our brand through association with vulgar demagogues is a losing strategy.—
Alma Hernandez,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Birmingham police confirmed the individual who rented the backyard over the weekend was a promoter.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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As his promoter Hearn confirmed to The Athletic last week, Joshua’s contract states the bout must take place in the UK.—
Chris McKenna,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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“Protester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protester. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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