as in declaration
a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something
the governor went on television to make a passionate protestation of his innocence in the bribery scandal
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Recent Examples of protestation
Worse, Google's Gemini AI, despite Alphabet's protestations, diminishes the value of search.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2024
This episode firmly establishes that Rosa and Yancy are boyfriend-girlfriends, despite Yancy’s protestations.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
Project 2025, a manifesto created by the conservative organization The Heritage Project and a playbook of likely actions to be taken within the first 180 days in office if Donald Trump is elected (despite his protestations about the plan).
—Jasmine Browley, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Despite protestations from those close to him about moving to Apple, Cook felt the move was necessary.
—Natalie McCormick, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2024
This episode firmly establishes that Rosa and Yancy are boyfriend-girlfriends, despite Yancy’s protestations.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
Project 2025, a manifesto created by the conservative organization The Heritage Project and a playbook of likely actions to be taken within the first 180 days in office if Donald Trump is elected (despite his protestations about the plan).
—Jasmine Browley, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Despite protestations from those close to him about moving to Apple, Cook felt the move was necessary.
—Natalie McCormick, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for protestation
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In Gaza, civilians expressed frustration over Trump’s recent declarations.—
Dayana Iwaza,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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California How to help those affected by fires raging across Los Angeles County Jan. 9, 2025 PRICE GOUGING Earlier this week, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in Los Angeles County, a declaration that establishes protections against price gouging.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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Yet those assertions feel hollow for homeowners whose own, often extensive, mitigation spending is routinely ignored by insurance companies.—
Carmen Balber,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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The judge acknowledged that there was a possibility of some false accusations, but cited the government’s assertion that more than 40 women had made similar allegations.—
Debra Kamin,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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The filing dissects Geoff’s declarations to an Argentine prosecutor in the days following the singer’s death, pulling out the numerous insistences where the pop star’s father claims that Liam was in Nores’ care.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
16 Jan. 2025
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Dyche, though, was stubborn in his insistence that the Senegal forward was better on the wing and instead persisted with two square pegs in Abdoulaye Doucoure and Dwight McNeil.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Protestation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protestation. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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