as in objecting
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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Durkan later drove her point home by objecting to all late-file matters again on Wednesday before they were read into the record — drawing the ire of Councilor Miniard Culpepper, who sponsored the two orders and will have to file them again next week.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
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Kudos to the owners of the Tampa Bay Bucs for not throwing a hissy fit and objecting to the Jaguars playing an entire season so close to Tampa.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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She was joined by 15 to 20 fellow residents who were protesting Flint Development — which recently sold 60 acres of warehouse property for $123 million to DHS for a massive Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility near El Paso, Texas.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
15 Apr. 2026
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In 2023, Reuters reported that two of its reporters in China were being impersonated via Instagram and Telegram accounts that were attempting to get information on activists protesting the country’s COVID-19 policies.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
11 Apr. 2026
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This is why all the whining and complaining from small market teams across the sport is manipulative nonsense.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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There was crying, complaining, dissociating and even laughing on those couches.—
Wendy C. Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Expostulating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expostulating. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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