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or protestor
as in demonstrator
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Recent Examples of protester
State and local law enforcement officers detain a protestor during a demonstration near an ICE detention facility in Broadview, Illinois, on October 10, 2025.
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Connor Greene, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
At least one protester was arrested, accused of assaulting a federal officer, according to DHS.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 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
In one scene, agents carried a protester by their arms and legs.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
One overzealous protester attempted an unsuccessful knife attack on Welles himself.
—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
Connor Greene, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
At least one protester was arrested, accused of assaulting a federal officer, according to DHS.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 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
In one scene, agents carried a protester by their arms and legs.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
One overzealous protester attempted an unsuccessful knife attack on Welles himself.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protester
Noun
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At another moment, a demonstrator in religious garb was shot directly in the face with pepper spray, leaving his chin bloodied.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
24 Oct. 2025
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Hailey, a 24-year-old demonstrator in an inflatable frog suit, told CNN that she was inspired by demonstrators in Portland, who have faced off against federal law enforcement for weeks.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 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
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Tarek Bazrouk, an anti-Israel agitator who was hit with federal hate crime charges after assaulting Jewish counter-protesters, was sentenced to 17 months of incarceration followed by three years of supervised release.—
Rachel Wolf , Maria Paronich,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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While the dye likely won’t affect the metal components, the plastic agitator, drum, rim, and seal in your machine may no longer be white.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 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
Noun
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The 63-year-old former assemblyman isn’t campaigning as a culture warrior or firebrand.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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Whereas Melvin was a milquetoast mainstay with two decades of experience as a major-league manager, Vitello arrives as a 47-year-old firebrand who neither played nor coached at any level of professional baseball.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Curtis and Kirk were indeed to be found on opposite ends of virtually every hot-button cultural issue on which the latter made his name as a debater and provocateur.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Dynevor, meanwhile, finds texture in a villainous role that rightly reminds us how petty personal grievances (on campus, no less) may well be the driving force behind the most outspoken political provocateurs.—
Manuel Betancourt,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In fact, the term itself was an epithet throughout the founding era, a way to describe ignorant and easily deceived popular majorities, perpetually vulnerable to demagogues.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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That’s in no way a movement that could sweep the midterms and then be harnessed by a charismatic demagogue to remake an entire political party.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
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While Fury announced his retirement last January, promoter Frank Warren hinted at a Fury comeback with the British fighter hoping to complete a trilogy against the undefeated champion.—
Antonio Losada,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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In the article, Roufus criticized promoters who were focused on profits and lacked the experience to safely sponsor fights.—
Cleo Krejci,
jsonline.com,
18 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Protester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protester. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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