as in complaining
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as in alleging
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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as in objecting
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 protesting
Carine Harb, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Instead, he is shot dead by Bill Eckert (Anthony Geary), who was protesting his friend Scorpio.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
At the impressionable age of 15, Aldo took to the streets of Turin to join the out-of-control protests, and as fate would have it, a friend of his father’s would catch him ditching school and protesting.
—Cathrine Todd, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Crowe reiterated that his group only supports non-violent and peaceful means of protesting the industry and condemned Thompson's murder.
—Desiree Adib, ABC News, 7 Dec. 2024
By mid-morning on Wednesday there were around 50 people protesting outside the newspapers’ Kings Place headquarters in London, which coincidentally is also the location of three-day television conference Content London this week.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
Do the protesting land owners believe in climate change?
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2024
Thousands of workers in Germany will be protesting, in addition to hundreds in New Delhi.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 29 Nov. 2024
People protesting Israel's war in Gaza also interrupted last year’s parade.
—Associated Press, TIME, 28 Nov. 2024
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At the time, around 30 employees had just been fired for protesting the tech giant's contracts with Israel and its military.
—Carine Harb, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Instead, he is shot dead by Bill Eckert (Anthony Geary), who was protesting his friend Scorpio.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
At the impressionable age of 15, Aldo took to the streets of Turin to join the out-of-control protests, and as fate would have it, a friend of his father’s would catch him ditching school and protesting.
—Cathrine Todd, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Crowe reiterated that his group only supports non-violent and peaceful means of protesting the industry and condemned Thompson's murder.
—Desiree Adib, ABC News, 7 Dec. 2024
By mid-morning on Wednesday there were around 50 people protesting outside the newspapers’ Kings Place headquarters in London, which coincidentally is also the location of three-day television conference Content London this week.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
Do the protesting land owners believe in climate change?
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2024
Thousands of workers in Germany will be protesting, in addition to hundreds in New Delhi.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 29 Nov. 2024
People protesting Israel's war in Gaza also interrupted last year’s parade.
—Associated Press, TIME, 28 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protesting
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At least seven different civilian complaints have been lodged against the sergeant, alleging excessive force, discourtesy and abuse of authority.Shayla Colon, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Case 1000 centres on charges alleging that Netanyahu and his wife wrongfully received almost 700,000 shekels (£150,000) in gifts – including champagne and cigars – from Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan and Australian businessman James Packer.The Week UK, theweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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But Motown’s legal head refused to comply, insisting that Motown had registered the name in August 1975.David Browne, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2024
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His latest thoughts show a radical difference, now demanding that the time for insisting on change to EU rules had passed.Neil Winton, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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Jones himself did not attend court this week but used his show to continue complaining about the prospect of The Onion wresting control of his once lucrative conspiracy theory factory.Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
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Alabama complaining about having to schedule easier nonconference opponents in the future for a better shot at making the College Football Playoff is quite amusing.Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
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Despite this, Iran has consistently denied pursuing nuclear arms, asserting that its space and nuclear programs serve peaceful purposes.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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The British Museum has housed the artifacts ever since, asserting their acquisition was legal.Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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This was followed by another executive order in 2020 declaring reliance on China, which was supplying 80 percent of the rare earths needed by America at the time, to be a national emergency.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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But, that reality doesn’t stop the evangelists from pounding their chests and boldly declaring that everything from babies to Roombas should be put on chain.Jordan Yallen, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Protesting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protesting. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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