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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Defense attorney Baker objected.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Oct. 2025 -
However, had Cunningham's wife not objected, the filmmaker planned to cast his own son, Noel, in the part.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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Microsoft has also terminated several activist employees who protested the company’s work with the Israeli military.—
Salvador Rodriguez,
CNBC,
21 Oct. 2025
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Dozens of people protested the lack of an arrest in the days following the incident, according to news footage featured in the documentary.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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Tenants complained publicly for months about living among rats, mice, cockroaches and bed bugs.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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The news network mainly complained that many of the protestors were old white Boomers.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Expostulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expostulated. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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