Protest
Protest verb - To state as a fact usually forcefully.
Urges
Both words in one sentence
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The song urges parents to get rid of their television sets, no matter how much their children might protest, and bring in books as a substitute.
Source: Reading Is Cool Aesop - Sherlock urges her to do a background check on the man in case he's already married, and under protest, she does, and he is.
Source: Oops! I Forgot I Was Married -
Reading Is Cool Aesop: The Oompa-Loompa song about Mike Teavee urges parents to get rid of their television set — no matter how much their children might protest — and bring in books as a substitute.
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Urges and Protest. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 12, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/protest/urges
Protest & Urges. N.p., 2016. Web. 12 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/protest/urges>.
Urges or Protest. 2016. Accessed August 12, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/protest/urges.
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