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
Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
Except, of course, there definitely have been Mexicans protesting ICE actions, flying Mexican flags and saying California and Texas were stolen from them.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
People were out in the streets, and individual members were protesting as well.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
In October 2023, Mamdani was arrested outside Schumer’s Brooklyn home, protesting Israel’s actions in Gaza just days after Hamas attacked the Jewish state.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Liberal influencer Isaiah Martin, who got arrested during the primary for protesting the state GOP’s new gerrymander, has run well behind them.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Organizers estimate some 2,000 people attended on Saturday, as many prayed, sang and held signs protesting ICE.
—Gaby Vinick, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
Greenwood also spoke about protesting the Israeli government and many citizens’ despisal of the country’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2025
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From silently protesting at Pushkin Square to being exiled in a brutal prison camp, this book is a powerful tribute to the Russian dissidents who fought for freedom and justice while trying to evade the KGB.
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There was that conservative influencer who went out and posted this video that went viral, alleging that day care facilities were pocketing public funds.—
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In November 2020, Feeding Our Future sued the Minnesota Department of Education, alleging that the state was slow-walking its grant applications.—
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Democrats objecting to the guidance had been holding up the confirmation.—
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But Bennet and Hickenlooper took the lead in bringing the package to a dead halt by objecting to an agreement to set up date and amendment votes on the Senate floor.—
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But the state of California is insisting the Ivanpah power plant in the Mojave Desert stay open for at least 13 more years.—
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British officials downplayed the pause as temporary, insisting momentum would resume amid complex negotiations, but the impasse signals broader frustrations with Europe’s regulatory posture toward American innovation, market access, and economic sovereignty.—
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But the same town also was sued in November by Stillson LLC, a company complaining because zoners approved an 8-30g project.—
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From bartenders in Virginia-Highland to servers in Alpharetta, several employees of food and drink businesses reported customers complaining about water that tastes like mildew.—
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And while numbers vary, one former NBA player has even the biggest of rockstars beat, claiming to have slept with 20,000 women over the course of his life.—
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Investigators said in a press release that a driver called 911, claiming that someone had shot at his vehicle while driving along Highway 67 near Joe Wilson Road.—
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For years, Putin has been asserting a vision of a world divided by a few powerful men into spheres of influence.—
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The mayor called on ICE agents to leave the city, asserting that federal immigration authorities were ripping families apart and sowing chaos on Minneapolis streets.—
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The document significantly lowered the threshold for the possible use of nuclear weapons, declaring that any nation’s conventional attack on Russia that is supported by a nuclear power will be considered a joint attack on the country.—
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Even before declaring his presidential intentions, Vance received a powerful early endorsement in late December.—
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“Protesting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protesting. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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