as in declaration
a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something
the governor went on television to make a passionate protestation of his innocence in the bribery scandal
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Recent Examples of protestation
This episode firmly establishes that Rosa and Yancy are boyfriend-girlfriends, despite Yancy’s protestations.
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Erin Qualey, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
Project 2025, a manifesto created by the conservative organization The Heritage Project and a playbook of likely actions to be taken within the first 180 days in office if Donald Trump is elected (despite his protestations about the plan).
—Jasmine Browley, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Despite protestations from those close to him about moving to Apple, Cook felt the move was necessary.
—Natalie McCormick, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
Despite Lazlo’s scientific protestations, the vampires are forced to perform a seance to remove a ghost infestation, only to be haunted afterwards by their human selves and/or a serious lack of updog.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2024
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Erin Qualey, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
Project 2025, a manifesto created by the conservative organization The Heritage Project and a playbook of likely actions to be taken within the first 180 days in office if Donald Trump is elected (despite his protestations about the plan).
—Jasmine Browley, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Despite protestations from those close to him about moving to Apple, Cook felt the move was necessary.
—Natalie McCormick, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
Despite Lazlo’s scientific protestations, the vampires are forced to perform a seance to remove a ghost infestation, only to be haunted afterwards by their human selves and/or a serious lack of updog.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for protestation
Noun
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Two hours later, after parliamentarians rushed to the country’s National Assembly building and voted against the declaration, martial law was revoked.Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
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That declaration is proudly displayed behind the bar.Gregory Castillo, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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The bold assertions of a former president at a Southern Baptist Convention seminary that the institution disparagingly made statements about financial mismanagement ended with an anticlimactic, $0 legal settlement following new revelations that emerged in discovery.Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Art for the Nazis was a means to an end rather than a worthy pursuit of self-expression, with the objective being assertion of power and a rigid set of ethnocultural norms.Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
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The main leap forward is the approach to vocals, which connect rap’s penchant for melody in syncopation, Swift-pop’s flair for sassy specificity, and electronic music’s insistence that production—filters, beats, samples—is songwriting.Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
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There’s an insistence that being single during the holidays is inherently bad, and this can make feelings of loneliness even more intense.Myisha Battle, TIME, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Protestation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protestation. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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