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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Veto-wielding Security Council members China and Russia objected and planned to issue an alternative resolution.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026 -
Some have already objected to the war outright and are expected to oppose funding.—
Claudia Grisales,
NPR,
10 Apr. 2026
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Motta protested, and began to cry.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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And groups that aim to stop the development of AI have regularly protested outside OpenAI’s San Francisco headquarters.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Putin's security staffers complained about the quality of the men's room serving the bureau.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
15 Apr. 2026
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More than two months after the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie's mom in an apparent kidnapping, residents in Nancy Guthrie's Catalina Foothills neighborhood have complained about vloggers and amateur journalists trespassing, the Pima County Sheriff's Department confirmed to USA TODAY.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Expostulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expostulated. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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