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
Worse, Google's Gemini AI, despite Alphabet's protestations, diminishes the value of search.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2024
This episode firmly establishes that Rosa and Yancy are boyfriend-girlfriends, despite Yancy’s protestations.
—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
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2024
This episode firmly establishes that Rosa and Yancy are boyfriend-girlfriends, despite Yancy’s protestations.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for protestation
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The president approved California Gov. Gavin Newsom's request for a presidential major disaster declaration, freeing up federal resources to support the response.Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2025
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In Gaza, civilians expressed frustration over Trump’s recent declarations.Dayana Iwaza, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Whether Fox has performance reviews and related materials found in personnel files to support that assertion remains to be seen.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Zionism is the modern enactment of Hanukkah’s assertion of the right to Jewish independence, and the necessity of the Jewish state even for Jews outside of Israel.Jon Levin, National Review, 25 Dec. 2024
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To give you the Reader’s Digest version, though, Sweeney, whose insistence on having breasts has prompted some of the most unhinged discourse of 2024, posted dozens of shots from tabloid comment sections (the unhappiest place on earth, except for X).Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
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Julie Christie and Kate Winslet are wonderful as Gertrude and Ophelia, but his insistence on star casting finally gets the better of him.Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Protestation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protestation. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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