Protest
Protest verb - To state as a fact usually forcefully.
Win
Win verb - To achieve victory (as in a contest).
How words are described
| single | single protest | single win |
| entire | entire protest | entire win |
| massive | massive protest | massive win |
| large | large protest | large win |
| Other adjectives: huge, famous, major, former, final, significant, official, different. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The scene was controversially nominated for a Nebula Award (as a protest against the Nebula Awards' Best Screenplay category), but did not win.
Source: Zero-G Spot -
Thinking that the latter was designed to help the Americans "win" a tactical nuclear war, a massive protest movement grew in Europe.
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Department of Justice in 1982 as "foreign political propaganda." The move backfired, causing a storm of protest that helped the film win the Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject.
Source: Streisand Effect
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