protest
noun
an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid.
protested
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past participleof protest.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof protest.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
protestnounan expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid.
Example Sentences
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She recalled that her grandmother protested as a dentistry student in 1968 and her aunt, an architecture student, took part in demonstrations in the 1990s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
She protested at the Fresno County Board of Supervisors for increased pay for home healthcare workers, who made just $12 an hour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
The interior ministry said an estimated 410,000 people protested on Saturday, while the unions put the number at about 800,000.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Indonesians protested in several cities on Tuesday, raging against wildfires and a toxic haze that has made thousands unwell for weeks on end in a crisis that has engulfed Southeast Asia.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
It was a name that protested its own origin: even though he had systematically demolished Darwin’s theory of pangenesis, de Vries paid his mentor a final homage.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
