No. 15,928 in Russian
протестами
"Протестами" means "protests" (instrumental plural form).
In a sentence
Студенты выразили своё недовольство протестами.
Students expressed their dissatisfaction through protests.
The word 'протестами' here is instrumental plural of 'протест', used to describe the means or method by which the students expressed their feelings.
На улицах города были замечены группы с протестами.
Groups with protests were noticed on the streets of the city.
'Протестами' here indicates the nature of the groups noticed on the city streets, functioning as an instrumental case to show association or accompaniment.
Правительство столкнулось с массовыми протестами по всей стране.
The government faced massive protests across the country.
In this example, 'протестами' is used to describe the situation or phenomena affecting the government, utilizing the instrumental case to denote the events in question.
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