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as in insisted
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 objected
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 protested
German automakers protested the EU decision to go ahead with tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, green groups reckoned new European EVs would now be able to compete, while some fear this might ignite wider trade tensions.
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Neil Winton, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Vietnam protested the incident in discussions with China’s Hanoi embassy.
—Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen and Philip J. Heijmans / Bloomberg, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Asked whether some of those deemed irrelevant protested their expulsion, Mason laughed.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Many non-tribal people in the area protested the decision.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
Last year, Panamanians protested the expansion of a Canadian copper mine—the most significant display of public outrage since the people challenged General Manuel Noriega's military dictatorship in 1987.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
For six months, the region’s largely Syrian Arab residents protested.
—Zena Agha, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2018
Neil Winton, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Vietnam protested the incident in discussions with China’s Hanoi embassy.
—Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen and Philip J. Heijmans / Bloomberg, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Asked whether some of those deemed irrelevant protested their expulsion, Mason laughed.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Many non-tribal people in the area protested the decision.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
Last year, Panamanians protested the expansion of a Canadian copper mine—the most significant display of public outrage since the people challenged General Manuel Noriega's military dictatorship in 1987.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
For six months, the region’s largely Syrian Arab residents protested.
—Zena Agha, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protested
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Shand repeatedly insisted there was no one else outside, even as five more desperate Indians wandered to the vehicle from the fields, including one going in and out of consciousness.Ryan J. Foley, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
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The lawmakers insisted the statements were made in jest.David Ingram, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Rolle and Amos both objected to this shift, frequently.Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
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The two remaining members – a Democrat and the nonpartisan board chair who was appointed by Republican Governor Brian Kemp – objected but were outvoted.Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
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Hayes, who is alleged to have used his fingernails to etch five letters onto one of the torii gates, was identified as the suspect by security video around the shrine, the newspaper reported.Arata Yamamoto, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Owens is alleged to have accepted $125,000 in cash from one of the agents on the yacht, according to the indictment.Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Customers have also complained about staffing levels.Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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Fans have complained that his awards wins and nominations have been far from commensurate with his level of popularity.Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
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In April, Inspector General Christi Grimm defended her office’s work in congressional testimony but also asserted that its resources are inadequate.Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
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Cohen asserted what's known as a Bivens claim, named after a 1971 Supreme Court decision in which the court held that federal officers can be sued for damages for certain constitutional violations.Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
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Prosecutors contended there was no evidence of any molestation.Jaimie Ding, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2024
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His thinking is more aligned with that of literary scholar Harold Bloom, who contended that poems beget other poems, in a network of influence that owes as much to Darwin’s theory of evolution as to Freud’s notion of the Oedipus complex.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
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The Central American country not only declared bitcoin legal tender but also created regulations regarding digital assets in general, and have been accumulating bitcoin.Javier Bastardo, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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If the amendment passes, state of emergency declarations would automatically expire 30 days after being declared by the governor.Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Protested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protested. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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