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
His humility does not work in his favor when promoting fights, and there is no hype man in Miocic’s corner expostulating his accolades.
—Justin Barrasso, SI.com, 14 Aug. 2019
Sarah Gristwood, CNN, 12 Sep. 2022
His humility does not work in his favor when promoting fights, and there is no hype man in Miocic’s corner expostulating his accolades.
—Justin Barrasso, SI.com, 14 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expostulate
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Thousands of protesters gathered across the U.S. Saturday to object to Trump administration policies, including Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) federal downsizing, reciprocal tariffs and immigration reform.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Protesters also objected to the role billionaire Elon Musk has played in Trump's government.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2025
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The discussion focused on the 1,200 demonstrations organized across all 50 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., on Saturday to protest President Trump and his policies, as well as his collaboration with Department of Government Efficiency chief Elon Musk.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Apr. 2025
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The 'Hands Off' rallies were organized to protest the Trump administration's firing of federal workers, cuts to Medicaid and Social Security, and removal of climate change mitigation plans.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Pundits complained last year’s Cannes was a light affair, but that had to do with the bottleneck created by the strikes, for one.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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The new plan arrives after many existing Claude subscribers complained of hitting rate limits frequently.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Expostulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expostulate. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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