as in objection
a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent
submitted an official protest about her treatment
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1
as in to insist
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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2
as in to object
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 protest
Radhika Seth, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2026
Multiple people were injured after the driver of a U-Haul truck plowed through an anti-Iranian regime protest in Los Angeles on Sunday.
—Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2026
MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Employees protested the company's work with Israel, leading to firings and resignations.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
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Following the fatal shooting of Renée Macklin Good in Minneapolis, protests continued across the US over the weekend.
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Nurses working in the University of California (UC) system will go on a sympathy strike later this month in solidarity with other health care workers protesting against UC.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for protest
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At a City Hall news conference, the mayor responded to a question about retroactive changes to the 2026 budget, which aldermen passed over his objections last month, by reiterating the package could force personnel cuts.—
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During the certification process, members of Congress have the opportunity to object to a state’s results, which triggers debate and then a vote about whether the objection is to be upheld.—
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Schnapp also spoke to PEOPLE about the series ending, insisting that all loose ends had been tied — even his character’s longstanding crush on his best friend Mike (Wolfhard).—
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Trump highlighted the fight over health coverage, reiterating his opposition to extending those subsidies and insisting to his party’s lawmakers that his stance would be embraced by voters.—
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Baker immediately objected and said displaying the files and suggesting jurors would later receive them was improper unless their relevance to the defendants’ state of mind had first been established.—
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To review or object to instances where our partners assert a legitimate interest in utilizing your data, please visit our vendors page.—
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Until Verizon amends its complaint and the judge rules on the emergency request, there is no court directive preventing the association from moving forward with the rooftop work that Verizon says would interrupt wireless service in the area.—
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Beyond the service commitments, the complaint accuses HMM of conditioning access to space on the payment of peak season surcharges (PSS) and other extra-contractual fees—despite contract language that expressly barred such add-ons unless mutually agreed.—
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This person alleged that Turness was blocked from doing so by Shah, the BBC’s chairman.—
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Clase’s involvement in the scheme is alleged to have started in 2023.—
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Later, the state spent $6 million to seal the brick building, after state workers complained of respiratory ailments and asthma.—
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Although older drivers are certainly more sensitive to nocturnal blasts of light, drivers in their 20s and 30s also complained about the overall brightness of some vehicles.—
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That type of big-moment success was more the exception than the rule, however, in a Chiefs defensive season defined by letdowns in late, game-changing moments.—
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Smith maintained many of the gifts cited by Cannon fell under exceptions to the disclosure rules, including those governing charity event tickets and gifts for birthdays or holidays.—
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Cu also disputed prosecutors’ claims that the defendants caused up to $300,000 in damage.—
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At the heart of the discussion was a dispute over the legitimacy of a report that claimed Deerfield Beach would save millions of dollars by creating its own independent police and fire rescue operations.—
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“Protest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protest. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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