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Recent Examples of protagonist For now, secret spots and sunny alleys are claimed by his protagonist Nicolau, in his 20s and directionless after a devastating breakup. Marta Balaga, Variety, 6 July 2025 Credit Esmail, whose projects since include the podcast adaptation Homecoming and apocalyptic-thriller novel adaptation Leave the World Behind, for sticking to his vision for the series—and never straying far from the journey of its unique and oddly relatable protagonist, the heart of the series. Ben Rosenstock, Time, 3 July 2025 Seti is its protagonist, and she won’t be silenced without standing up for herself. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025 Gi-hun himself proved a tough protagonist to root for when the show began, as a foolish gambling addict hoping to reconnect with his family but who becomes obsessed with the games anyway. Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for protagonist
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Noun
  • Though no concrete evidence was ever provided, proponents of the rumor published multiple videos on YouTube, Facebook and other social media platforms detailing their claims.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
  • Crypto proponents say those rules could legitimize stablecoins, making banks, retailers and consumers more comfortable with using them to transfer funds.
    Niket Nishant, USA Today, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • Last month state immigration advocates warned that arrests of undocumented immigrants were ramping up in the state, creating anxiety and fear in communities with people taken every day.
    Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
  • But while some politicians say these registries are a potential solution to a public health problem, many disability advocates see them as ineffective tools that give people a false sense of security because there is no guarantee of evacuation help.
    Miranda Green, CBS News, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • The President’s supporters have expressed anger and frustration over how the Administration has handled the case in the wake of the move.
    Chantelle Lee, Time, 14 July 2025
  • Ryan was the sole supporter of his family at the time of his death, per the fundraising page.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • In the audio world, Audeze is known as the leading exponent of planar-magnetic headphones, an advanced driver technology that produces sound in a different way to the more usual dynamic drivers found in most headphones.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
  • Specifically, your function has to be a polynomial — a combination of variables raised to whole-number exponents and multiplied by coefficients.
    Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Doing kind things for friends can be mutually beneficial.
    Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 15 July 2025
  • The new installment follows a group of high school friends (Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, Jonah Hauer-King, Sarah Pidgeon and Tyriq Withers) who cause a fatal car wreck on the fourth of July and swear to keep their involvement a secret.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 15 July 2025

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“Protagonist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protagonist. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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