Protest
Protest noun - A feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent.
Second thoughts and protest are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Second thoughts" instead a noun "Protest".
Second thoughts
Protest and second thoughts are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Protest" instead a noun phrase "Second thoughts".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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At first Carlson agrees, but after the DJ's protest, he has second thoughts; he tests the group's motives by bringing them a copy of the lyrics to John Lennon's "Imagine" and asking if it, too, would be objectionable.
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