QUARRELLED (WITH) Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

quarreled (with)

verb

variants or quarrelled (with)

past tense of quarrel (with)

as in objected (to)

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protested

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Other outlets, like the New York Times, have protested the ban in other ways, like withholding their use of images from the White House.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2026
The decision followed a walkout at Lincoln-Way East where about 50 students protested the racist taunting by their peers at the football game against H-F, along with similar actions alleged at a girls cross-country meet the following day.

— Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

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