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under protest
adverb as in forcibly
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Of course I had to satisfy the ruffian's insolent demands, but I did so under protest.
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The weapons, the most unusual weapons, we are reluctantly compelled to accept under protest.
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Sometime later, he overtook the proud child on his way to Spraddle Creek, and brought him back under protest.
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Then, having complied under protest, he was compelled to join the other two men who were under guard.
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At length "Bluey's" promise to "square up in a day or so" was accepted, under protest, and the customer departed.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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