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as in demonstrator
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Recent Examples of protester
Those on the right, determined to make the case that this was an officer killing in self-defense, should instead be beginning with this utter failure to protect the life of a civilian protester and de-escalate the situation through some means other than shooting a fellow American in the head.
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Arkansas Online, 10 Jan. 2026
The discussion between the female protester and the Border Patrol agent ended with the woman urging the agent not to support ICE.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Violent crime has surged in Peru in recent years, and a protester, named as 32-year-old Eduardo Ruiz, was killed earlier in the month.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
State and local law enforcement officers detain a protestor during a demonstration near an ICE detention facility in Broadview, Illinois, on October 10, 2025.
—Connor Greene, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
The inflatable costumes were inspired by a Portland protester wearing a frog suit, who was sprayed by a federal agent with a chemical spray earlier in the month outside an immigration facility.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
What are my rights as a protester in California?
—Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2025
At least one protester filed a complaint against Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, saying an officer hit her in the throat with a bike handle and police refused to give her his name.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2025
One overzealous protester attempted an unsuccessful knife attack on Welles himself.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Arkansas Online, 10 Jan. 2026
The discussion between the female protester and the Border Patrol agent ended with the woman urging the agent not to support ICE.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Violent crime has surged in Peru in recent years, and a protester, named as 32-year-old Eduardo Ruiz, was killed earlier in the month.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
State and local law enforcement officers detain a protestor during a demonstration near an ICE detention facility in Broadview, Illinois, on October 10, 2025.
—Connor Greene, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
The inflatable costumes were inspired by a Portland protester wearing a frog suit, who was sprayed by a federal agent with a chemical spray earlier in the month outside an immigration facility.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
What are my rights as a protester in California?
—Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2025
At least one protester filed a complaint against Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, saying an officer hit her in the throat with a bike handle and police refused to give her his name.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2025
One overzealous protester attempted an unsuccessful knife attack on Welles himself.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protester
Noun
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France, in cooperation with the European Space Agency, is testing the V-MaX vehicle, a hypersonic demonstrator that completed its first successful flight in 2024.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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To voice his frustrations, Mills, 37, of Chicago, has become a weekly demonstrator at the Broadview ICE facility.—
Nicquel Terry Ellis,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Among the hundreds of marchers clad in purple or with green bandanas, some beat drums and others carried signs.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Nov. 2025
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The ultimate blow came when his left hand fell off and had to be carried by marchers for the rest of the parade.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
27 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Load the down coat into a front-load washer or a high-efficiency top-load washer without a center agitator for gentle agitation.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
14 Jan. 2026
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Federal agents fired tear gas and rubber bullets after agitators hurled fireworks at them outside a federal building in Minneapolis on Monday amid continued resistance to immigration enforcement in the Twin Cities.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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One objector is Katie Brydon, a 25-year resident of Northglenn and a licensed addiction counselor.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
22 Nov. 2025
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There are unanswered overtures from the choir’s pianist Horner (Robert Emms), a soft, vulnerable young man whose conscientious-objector status renders him a fellow outsider.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
19 Oct. 2025
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Stephen Miller is a MAGA firebrand who in his formal capacity, as deputy chief of staff and homeland security adviser, shouldn’t play any role in foreign policy.—
Andreas Kluth,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Pratt, who long cultivated a clownish and villainous persona, leveraged his significant social media presence following the fire to refashion himself as an earnest mix of citizen watchdog and populist firebrand.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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At worst, the government has invited in a provocateur who will continue to spread poison and incite violence.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
30 Dec. 2025
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This same climate, however, allowed for vicious attacks on a provocateur from their side who had just been killed in cold blood.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
21 Dec. 2025
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Where is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Zohran Mamdani and the rest of the radical fringe left who take every opportunity to demagogue and slander Israel, and yet not one word about Iran?—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Jan. 2026
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In turn, the erosion of trust has weakened the social contract that sustains representative government, leaving democracies more vulnerable to populist demagogues, institutional paralysis, and the gradual normalization of authoritarian alternatives.—
NIC CHEESEMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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Finally, turn your buyers into promoters.—
Ben Kruger,
Rolling Stone,
15 Jan. 2026
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Dead drummer Mickey Hart said at one point legendary concert promoter Bill Graham vented to him about the lack of catchy songs.—
Adam Levine,
CNN Money,
11 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Protester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protester. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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