as in objection
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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Recent Examples of expostulation
The pages of No More are composed of gnomic iterations, fragments of thought or expostulation, and dialogue with her devoted partner Yann Andréa, who compiled No More in the penultimate year of her life.
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Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
The pages of No More are composed of gnomic iterations, fragments of thought or expostulation, and dialogue with her devoted partner Yann Andréa, who compiled No More in the penultimate year of her life.
—Sasha Frere-Jones, Harper’s Magazine , 9 Nov. 2022
Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
The pages of No More are composed of gnomic iterations, fragments of thought or expostulation, and dialogue with her devoted partner Yann Andréa, who compiled No More in the penultimate year of her life.
—Sasha Frere-Jones, Harper’s Magazine , 9 Nov. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expostulation
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The state’s hospitals, which have an extensive lobbying group at the state Capitol, have raised objections to Lamont’s budget regarding the tax that most hospitals pay.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
22 Feb. 2026
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These objections have become highly politicized, though in surprising ways.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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Those exceptions include time spent playing a different sport on a professional level, military service, religious missionary work and playing sports during a post-graduate year after high school.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
22 Feb. 2026
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California has a number of laws aimed at protecting children’s data privacy, but those laws have exceptions that allow many tech companies to continue packaging and selling students’ personal information.—
Adam Echelman,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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Carbajal said his office has received 200 complaints this month alone, a huge spike.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The second woman who filed the complaint did not work directly for Callender.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Expostulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expostulation. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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