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a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent
- despite the earnest expostulations of her friends, Jessica continued to date the foul-tempered guy
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“Expostulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expostulation. Accessed 18 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of expostulation was in 1540
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