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
The law does not care that the teen is innocent, or even acknowledge the protestations of his loving grandmother Hattie (Origin‘s Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, stunning).
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
Beijing’s protestations that the United States is no longer adhering to understandings on Taiwan are, in some cases, accurate.
—Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022
Despite Owen’s protestations, he was sentenced to 22 years in prison, where he’s remained ever since.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 28 Oct. 2024
Worse, Google's Gemini AI, despite Alphabet's protestations, diminishes the value of search.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2024
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
Beijing’s protestations that the United States is no longer adhering to understandings on Taiwan are, in some cases, accurate.
—Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022
Despite Owen’s protestations, he was sentenced to 22 years in prison, where he’s remained ever since.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 28 Oct. 2024
Worse, Google's Gemini AI, despite Alphabet's protestations, diminishes the value of search.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for protestation
Noun
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In 2021, Abbott’s disaster declaration automatically suspended laws governing how the state spent money on Operation Lone Star.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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Seoul, South Korea CNN — South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol, who lawmakers voted to impeach over his declaration of martial law, has been freed from detention after prosecutors decided not to appeal a court decision canceling his arrest.—
Yoonjung Seo,
CNN,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Colorado Education Association President Kevin Vick pushed back on the assertion that schools are operating with excess funding.—
Jessica Seaman,
The Denver Post,
20 Mar. 2025
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The Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment on that assertion or on Furman's ruling.—
Luc Cohen,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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His conversational style in interviews is pensive and soft-spoken, almost professorial, which hooked up to the note of insistence just underneath the angel-cake vocal beauty.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2025
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What is new is the brief’s insistence on recharacterizing the supply points as investors.—
Ryan Finley,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Protestation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protestation. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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