as in objection
a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent
despite the earnest expostulations of her friends, Jessica continued to date the foul-tempered guy
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Recent Examples of expostulation
The pages of No More are composed of gnomic iterations, fragments of thought or expostulation, and dialogue with her devoted partner Yann Andréa, who compiled No More in the penultimate year of her life.
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Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expostulation
Noun
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That decision came over the objections of Chief Justice John Roberts and the court's three liberal justices.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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Kansas Action for Children, a nonpartisan child advocacy group, has also voiced objection to the amendment Williams added to the bill enshrining religious freedom exemptions to immunization requirements for daycares.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Rather than being an exception, this is a relatively standard expectation in tech startups.—
Abdo Riani,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The exception to this rule is reblooming varieties such as Endless Summer® and 'White Wedding', which bloom on both old and new growth.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Historian Heather Cox Richardson, in her regular post for March 30, notes a similar procession of this complaint.—
Peter Greene,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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The complaint is based on the Intertek and SGS testing results provided in September.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Expostulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expostulation. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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