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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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The idea was tested using a demonstrator building.—
Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
4 June 2026
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The engine maker developed the demonstrator with NASA funding under the Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD) project.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
3 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
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In January, a DHS official sent a memo to some federal immigration agents temporarily assigned to Minneapolis instructing them to collect personal information about protesters and agitators, including license plates, identifications and images, according to CNN reporting.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
10 June 2026
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Cars pushed through the crowd, hitting at least one person as agitators continued banging, kicking and blocking government vehicles.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
6 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
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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
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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
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More screen time is given over to her burgeoning friendship with firebrand suffragette Mary, played by singer Lily Allen in a deliberately anachronistic performance — her forthright speech and manner beamed in directly from the 21st century.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
3 June 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
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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
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Gather Honest Outside Feedback Have a third party contact your customers at key intervals and capture their net promoter score.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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The Buffaloes are, as promised by promoters, a power conference foe for the Aztecs in the inaugural game honoring San Diego native Bill Walton, who passed away in May 2024.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
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“Protester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protester. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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