expostulating

present participle of expostulate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for expostulating
Verb
  • Animal rights activists protesting the new menu mobbed the restaurant’s Echo Park location several months later in June.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
  • No, it was also heavily bombed by those protesting its very up-front feminist messaging.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The irony of the quintessential real estate expert buying a home in the flight path of an international airport, then complaining about the noise, is not lost on the rest of Palm Beach County.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
  • That first-round pick became Merriman (although, the Giants aren't complaining).
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Expostulating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expostulating. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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