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adjective

as in complaining

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verb

present participle of protest

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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The death toll includes at least 19 children, 21 non-protesting civilians, and 165 in government or security forces. — The Hill, 17 Jan. 2026 Among the dead were 13 children and 14 non-protesting civilians, HRANA said. — ABC News, 15 Jan. 2026

Verb

Student groups protesting since mid-September through school blockades have urged supporters to join them. — Sylvie Corbet, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026 In ⁠France, high-school students have been protesting for weeks to demand more teachers and better facilities, a campaign that looks to be spreading to other population groups. — Reuters, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026 Julianna Sellers joined the protest in an inflatable axolotl (endangered salamander) suit, inspired by Portland Protestors donning silly costumes while protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement earlier this year. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026 Student groups protesting since mid-September have urged supporters to join. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 Grégoire expressed his support for the people of Paris, those protesting peacefully, business owners affected by the violence, and those mobilized to ensure safety in the city. — Elina Baudier Kim, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026 On Saturday morning, Suskin shouted from a megaphone while standing on a sidewalk along University Drive in Coral Springs, protesting with thousands of other South Floridians as part of the ‘No Kings’ protests across the United States. — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2026 Four Republican senators and two Democratic senators signed onto the statement released Sunday protesting the deal. — Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026 Four Republican senators and two Democratic senators signed onto the statement released Sunday in protesting the deal. — Kevin Freking, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for protesting

Adjective

An energy vampire has bad body language, the complaining look on their face, the vocal complainer.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026

Definition of complaining

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On September 16th, a woman identified only as Jane Doe filed a civil lawsuit alleging that she had been gang-raped nearly two years earlier, in October, 2024, in the alumni room at the Chi Phi fraternity house at Cornell University.

— Anahid Nersessian, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is suing HailgateA2 LLC and its owner after several people filed complaints alleging they were scammed out of tickets and memorabilia related to University of Michigan events.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of alleging

Verb

Stay flexible instead of insisting everyone stick to the script.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026
Ironically, the organization has previously objected to certain uses of AI in schools, insisting that AI must remain under human supervision and cannot replace teachers in core instruction or grading.

— Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of insisting

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Moriarty's office said rejection killings are a form of femicide in which women are targeted for asserting autonomy over their bodies.

— Jason Rantala, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Trump is accustomed to asserting the primacy of force over law and clearly anticipates no punishment for doing so in front of a body dedicated to saving humanity from the scourge of war.

— Anjali Dayal, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of asserting

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The lawsuit seeks, among other remedies, reinstatement to the FBI, an awarding of back pay and a court order declaring that the firings were unlawful.

— Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
And then there were also newspapers declaring that having this near-instant communication across the oceans would basically usher in an era of world peace.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

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