Protest and Take on

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Protest verb - To state as a fact usually forcefully.

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Take on and protest are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Take on" instead a verb "Protest".

Take on verb - To enter into contest or conflict with.

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Protest and take on are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Protest" instead a verb "Take on".

She will either immediately accept this and take on a more stereotypically female role (most likely The Chick), or protest this demotion and be punished by the plot.

Source: Quickly Demoted Woman
His stage name was inspired by a Zippo lighter he found with "Chuck The Duke" engraved on it; "The duke" became "Dukowski" because he thought "Chuck The Duke" would sound too "macho", and because he wanted to take on a Polish-sounding name as a form of protest against Polish jokes.

Source: Stage Names
Others include BOTHRA or Brotherhood of the Higher Realm Army from Pakistan, a take on fringe groups with an Islamic face and Kawakiri from Japan, a radical anti-nuclear protest group turned terrorists.

Source: Far-East Asian Terrorists

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