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or protestor
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Recent Examples of protester
The Fort Worth Independent School District’s board meeting Monday was broken up by a protester yelling about Sharia law.
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Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
Christopher Cann Secretary of State Marco Rubio's opening statement was interrupted by a protester who called for the United States to stop supporting Israel over its conduct in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 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
Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
Christopher Cann Secretary of State Marco Rubio's opening statement was interrupted by a protester who called for the United States to stop supporting Israel over its conduct in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 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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The demonstrator version will be 4 m long, and will have a payload capacity of 2 tons with a payload volume of 8 cubic meters.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
18 May 2026
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The first step is a sub-scale suborbital demonstrator, called Vortex-D, that Dassault says could fly as soon as 2028.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 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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Goche said much of the anger toward ICE is fueled by misinformation and agitators.—
Brooke Taylor,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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The bag will help protect the garment from friction, snagging, and other damage caused by other items in the wash, and add an extra layer between the machine’s drum and center agitator and the clothing.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 June 2026
Noun
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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
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But that decision has now been overruled after Haley and a second objector appealed it to the 16th Judicial Circuit Court.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Here’s the liberal firebrand who wants to shake up Sacramento.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
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Faye took office in April 2024 after winning a landslide election mostly built on Sonko’s popularity as an opposition firebrand.—
Alexis Akwagyiram,
semafor.com,
23 May 2026
Noun
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Some of it was sought-after — Levinson is a provocateur, and his courting of controversy has earned the series nine Emmy wins and far more nominations.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
31 May 2026
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The Human Is Staying In The Picture (Mostly) Screenwriter and director Paul Schrader, at nearly 80 years old an unlikely technology provocateur, delivered a talk at AI on the Lot peppered with pot-stirring takes.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
31 May 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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Nio signed on several brand promoters, including Robin Zeng, the CEO of CATL, the industry's battery giant, who affirmed in a marketing video that about 2,000 of his employees had bought Nio cars.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
28 May 2026
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Fight Night is a local promotion led by Melendez – a former San Francisco State wrestler – and longtime MMA promoter Scott Coker.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Protester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protester. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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