expostulation
noun
ex·pos·tu·la·tion
ik-ˌspäs-chə-ˈlā-shən 
: an act or an instance of expostulating
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Examples of expostulation in a Sentence
despite the earnest expostulations of her friends, Jessica continued to date the foul-tempered guy
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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
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“Expostulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expostulation. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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