as in objection
a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent
over the vociferous remonstrances of my parents I decided to drop my music lessons
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Recent Examples of remonstrance
The announcement was followed by continued remonstrances by the No Data Centers group and lawsuits filed challenging the data center plans.
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Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Some words that people have trouble with: idolator, remonstrances, vicissitudes, magnanimity, portentousness.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
The arduous hours of plowing there now seemed play; the soft remonstrances of his grandfather, love sounds.
—Literary Hub, 9 Jan. 2026
Almost immediately, a dozen dissenting settlers filed a remonstrance with the assembly.
—Gary Greenberg, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
There is a method to all the remonstrance.
—New York Times, 17 June 2021
His new Hulu comedy special, Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years, leans all the way into that remorse, with jokes that — for the most part — sidestep giving into anger and remonstrance in favor of self-reflection.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Some words that people have trouble with: idolator, remonstrances, vicissitudes, magnanimity, portentousness.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
The arduous hours of plowing there now seemed play; the soft remonstrances of his grandfather, love sounds.
—Literary Hub, 9 Jan. 2026
Almost immediately, a dozen dissenting settlers filed a remonstrance with the assembly.
—Gary Greenberg, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
There is a method to all the remonstrance.
—New York Times, 17 June 2021
His new Hulu comedy special, Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years, leans all the way into that remorse, with jokes that — for the most part — sidestep giving into anger and remonstrance in favor of self-reflection.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remonstrance
Noun
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And as the district court pointed out, changing the venue to remedy the government's improper conduct — over Jacobs's objection — may not serve the interests of justice.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
23 May 2026
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The deepest objection to all of this is older than Silicon Valley.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Noun
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Two exceptions to that rule are Chase Ultimate Rewards® and Wells Fargo Rewards, which both allow point transfers (with the right credit card) and 1-cent-per-point cash redemptions via statement credits or deposits into eligible bank accounts.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
25 May 2026
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Much of the West remains warm and dry with the exception being parts of the Pacific Northwest as rain moves in by Monday afternoon across western Oregon and Washington, including the cities of Portland and Seattle.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 May 2026
Noun
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The investigative document, much of which is redacted, said the investigation was prompted by a 2024 anonymous complaint.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
27 May 2026
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Another frightening similarity between today and the pre-1914 world is the conflation of complaints that Great Powers have against one another.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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“Remonstrance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remonstrance. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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