as in objection
a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent
submitted an official protest about her treatment
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1
as in to insist
to state as a fact usually forcefully
he protested that he usually was very good at baseball, and all the strikeouts were just bad luck
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2
as in to object
to present an opposing opinion or argument
plans to protest against the judge's ruling regarding admissible evidence
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Recent Examples of protest
New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2025
But even among congressional Republicans there were small signs of protest emerging — letters being written and phone calls being made — to protect their home-state interests and constituents as funding for programs, services and government contracts is being dismantled.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2025
Sacramento State students protest Trump immigration policies, urge support from school, via Jennah Pendleton.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2025
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Noun
So far several upstanding career Department of Justice prosecutors in New York and Washington have resigned in protest.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2025
But even among congressional Republicans there were small signs of protest emerging — letters being written and phone calls being made — to protect their home-state interests and constituents as funding for programs, services and government contracts is being dismantled.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Verb
Angel Quiros, the commissioner of correction, did not protest the lawmakers’ harsh assessment.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2025
Sacramento State students protest Trump immigration policies, urge support from school, via Jennah Pendleton.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for protest
Noun
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His nomination to become the nation’s 26th Health and Human Services Secretary was met with considerable objection from the medical community.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Multiple speakers were also allowed to accuse Israel of carrying out a genocide, also with no objection from Lauber.—
Rachel Wolf,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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One problem with the discovery rule, the teams insist, is that its availability turns on the plaintiff’s knowledge.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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Towns, who played under Thibodeau in Minnesota, insists this wasn’t always the case.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Anyone who is seen as objecting to this mission in either party is objecting to long overdue change in Washington.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2025
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At least one police group had objected that officers weren't given a chance to challenge the information about them before it was entered into the database, and that only serious misconduct should be entered.—
Tom Jackman and Elizabeth Dwoskin The Washington Post,
arkansasonline.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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The 42-page Maryland complaint claims these actions amount to a broad censorship campaign and an unconstitutional power grab.—
Ross O'Keefe,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
22 Feb. 2025
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The complaint names Trump, the U.S. State Department, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as defendants.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The result has been gunfire exchanged in public spaces like roadways and public establishments where innocent civilians are present, the indictment alleges.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Visit the artistic ruins of Sycamore Grove, a former gas station and alleged Prohibition-era speakeasy, along County Road 312, or the former Shady Inn at 307 NE Barnard Street.—
Kristy Christiansen,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Developers themselves have complained that their companies are not doing enough to weed out harassment online.—
Megan Farokhmanesh,
WIRED,
21 Feb. 2025
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And no one can seem to stop complaining about it—lowering egg prices was even a primary talking point in Trump’s run for the presidency.—
Zoya Hasan,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The exception is the SanDisk Desk Drive, which is a tabletop SSD that requires its own power source.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
23 Feb. 2025
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The only exception to this rule, the official said, would be when the videos of the rapes were shown.—
Katie Ebner-Landy,
The New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In a recent court filing challenging the project's work, the Justice Department claimed that Musk is not an employee of the U.S. DOGE Service and is not the U.S. DOGE Service administrator.—
Tamara Keith,
NPR,
22 Feb. 2025
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In some cases, the amount of money the group has claimed to cut has been overstated.—
Hurubie Meko,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Protest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protest. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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