expostulated

verb

Definition of expostulatednext
past tense of expostulate
as in objected
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 Synonyms for expostulated
  1. objected
  2. protested
  3. complained
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  • Amazon objected to the 2022 warehouse election results, alleging the Amazon Labor Union and the federal labor board had tainted the vote.
    CBS News, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The committee quietly voted earlier this month to release its report on the investigation, reversing course after Republicans on the panel originally objected.
    Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of objected
Verb
  • It is expected to surpass the 2023 Red Cup Day strike, when workers protested one of the busiest days of the year in which customers can get free reusable cups.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
  • May Records showed there was no evidence of a mass shooting plot for Dogwood Dell in 2022, VCU grads protested Youngkin's commencement speech by walking out, and pop star Chappell Roan performed in Richmond.
    Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of protested
Verb
  • Crypto companies have long complained that banks won't work with them due to regulatory scrutiny, although regulators say banks are free to lend to crypto firms that follow the law.
    Hannah Lang, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • No, Kiffin complained on X, formerly Twitter, as Penn State was crushing SMU.
    Marc Weiszer, The Tennessean, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of complained
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