Hold and Protest

Hold

Hold verb - To have or keep in one's hands.

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Protest and hold are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Protest" instead a verb "Hold".

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

Protest verb - To state as a fact usually forcefully.

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Hold and protest are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hold" instead a verb "Protest".

legitimate	legitimate hold	legitimate protest
single	single hold	single protest
painful	painful hold	painful protest
actual	actual hold	actual protest
Other adjectives: entire, massive, large, huge, little, famous, former, final.

One to change the lightbulb, forty to protest on behalf the lightbulb's right not to be changed, and thirty to hold a counter-protest.

Source: Useful Notes / Glasgow
Shoot the Medic First: Mariko's Empire does not hold the Geneva Convention in high regard.note Although given Rebecca is a Combat Medic, her protest was kinda hypocritical.

Source: Webcomic / Draw Your Own Story
In South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, the parents of South Park hold a massive bonfire of Canadian media to protest how Canada produced the filthy comics Terrence & Philip.

Source: Book Burning

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