as in to object
to present an opposing opinion or argument
the concerned parents tried to expostulate with their daughter when she announced her intention to live on her own in New York City
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Recent Examples of expostulate
But her style, it is suggested (for what happened at those audiences was wholly confidential) was never to expostulate – merely to ask a leading question, or to drop a subtle hint.
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Sarah Gristwood, CNN, 12 Sep. 2022
Sarah Gristwood, CNN, 12 Sep. 2022
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, was stopped from fast-tracking the Senate bill on Wednesday after Senator Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, objected.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Despite president-elect Trump and his team not objecting to the deal, according to Politico, Musk began a campaign on X on Wednesday to blow the deal out of the water, posting about it more than 100 times.David Gilbert, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2024
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Jeremy Clarkson joins thousands of farmers in London to protest against the partial withdrawal of inheritance tax relief on farms.The Week UK, theweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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And the shirts have since become a local social media phenomenon in the community, as multiple protesting parents were seen wearing them at the Dec. 19 meeting.Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
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The prevailing wisdom was: If you’re not seriously injured, no need to complain.Marina Khidekel, Contributor, CNBC, 28 Dec. 2024
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In many American cities, this perpetuates a cycle by pushing people into surrounding neighborhoods, which causes housed residents to complain more, which leads to more sweeps.Nicole Santa Cruz, ProPublica, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Expostulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expostulate. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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