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as in demonstrator
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Recent Examples of protester
The reactions of Idaho lawmakers, lawyers and gun-rights activists to the killing of a Minnesota protester run the gamut.
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Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
And then there’s Kyle Rittenhouse, a counter-protester acquitted after fatally shooting two men and injuring another in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during the post-Floyd protests.
—Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
The gesture came a day after 37-year-old protester Alex Pretti was shot multiple times and killed during protests in Minneapolis.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
Last week, Iranian state TV aired footage that focused on a sign held by a pro-government protester.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 21 Jan. 2026
Moments after being struck directly by a flash-bang in an encounter with federal agents in Minneapolis, a protester showed CNN’s Ryan Young where shrapnel from the flash-bang became embedded into her knee.
—Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
And then there’s Kyle Rittenhouse, a counter-protester acquitted after fatally shooting two men and injuring another in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during the post-Floyd protests.
—Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
The gesture came a day after 37-year-old protester Alex Pretti was shot multiple times and killed during protests in Minneapolis.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
Last week, Iranian state TV aired footage that focused on a sign held by a pro-government protester.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 21 Jan. 2026
Moments after being struck directly by a flash-bang in an encounter with federal agents in Minneapolis, a protester showed CNN’s Ryan Young where shrapnel from the flash-bang became embedded into her knee.
—Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protester
Noun
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Lowell said Friday that Lemon had been attending the demonstration in a reporting capacity and not as a demonstrator.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Video of the incident shows one agent place his hand on another agent's chest and walk him backward, away from the demonstrators.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Instead, demonstrators bundled up in parkas and snowsuits left the park about 2 p.m. for Target Center, with marchers stretching more than a dozen blocks through the heart of downtown.—
Nick Woltman,
Twin Cities,
23 Jan. 2026
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The civil-rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner had been murdered in Philadelphia, Mississippi, the previous summer, and that February, Jimmie Lee Jackson, a twenty-six-year-old marcher, was fatally shot by an Alabama state trooper after a voting-rights demonstration.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
Noun
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According to an affidavit, agitators stole material, including personal information, from government vehicles in Minneapolis.—
Alex Nitzberg,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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The longtime media personality took up his government post last year alongside fellow online agitator Kash Patel, and the duo had what must have seemed like a chance to act on their manifold concerns about crime and corruption, the Jeffrey Epstein saga chief among them.—
Dan Adler,
Vanity Fair,
2 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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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The political firebrand’s career, spanning 46 years in City Hall, came to an end last month when newcomer Rolando Escalona won the District 3 seat that Carollo and his younger brother Frank had occupied since 2009.—
Tess Riski
January 30,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
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In the 1980s, right-wing firebrands such as Jerry Falwell and Anita Bryant claimed that the AIDS epidemic was a plague sent by God to punish gay people.—
Hillary Rodham Clinton,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In 1988, when the Sun-Times sports section was seeking a provocateur, Boers was the choice.—
Phil Rosenthal,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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Local far-right provocateur David Pettinger attended the Wednesday hearing to air rumors that swirled online that the bill was backed by Israel, which is thousands of miles away.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Without a robust legitimacy narrative, demagogues fill the vacuum.—
Annelise Riles,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026
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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
Noun
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One question has bothered Martin Ludlow in his decades as a concert and event promoter in Los Angeles.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Independent producers and promoters rent its venues for their performances and events.—
E. Andrew Taylor,
The Conversation,
4 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Protester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protester. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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