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or protestor
as in demonstrator
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Noun
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One demonstrator jostled with a puppet whose name-tag identified it as Barnard President Laura Rosenbury.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
5 Mar. 2025 -
Then, the demonstrator shifted to a session of Cyberpunk 2077 that was running in the background to show off not only the GPU's real-time rendering capabilities but that both tasks were running concurrently.—
Joe Osborne,
PCMAG,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Leaders warned the marchers not to engage with any counterprotesters, but most passersby downtown just watched the procession quietly.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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The Washington rally alone attracted over 500,000 marchers, and millions more participated in local marches around the country, marking one of the largest single-day demonstrations in U.S. history.—
LINDSAY WHITEHURST,
arkansasonline.com,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Following the Barnard students’ expulsion, more than 50 anti-Israel agitators took over a building on Barnard’s campus, echoing last year’s takeover of Hamilton Hall at Columbia University.—
Rachel Wolf,
Fox News,
4 Mar. 2025
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These washers use a gentle tumbling action instead of the harsher action of a center agitator in a top-loading washer.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In the 6th District, Trump is backing state Sen. Randy Fine, a conservative firebrand known for his support of Israel and his efforts to restrict LGBTQ+ rights.—
Kate Payne,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Jan. 2025
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Despite his resignation from Congress, the House Ethics Committee released a report on the panel’s roughly three-and-a-half-year investigation into the firebrand Florida Republican.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Kash Patel, conspiracy theorist, January 6 denier, MAGA sycophant and political provocateur, will be FBI director.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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One older man violently accosts Noam over her views, calling her a provocateur.—
Marya E. Gates,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2025
Noun
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That’s classically how a demagogue works and how a demagogue becomes a tyrant.—
Sean Illing,
Vox,
22 Feb. 2025
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Many Latines who are conservative in the U.S. come from countries where similar right-wing demagogues were elected in the last decade.—
Nicole Froio,
refinery29.com,
6 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Like other concert promoters and talent buyers, Slusher does a lot of research before booking a band or solo artist.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
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Jamaican promoters Sunnation have perfected the art of the high-end breakfast party in both Trinidad and Jamaica, with their Jamaica fete ensconced as the place to see-and-be-seen at Jamaica Carnival each April.—
Baz Dreisinger,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Protester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protester. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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