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expostulations

noun

plural of expostulation
as in objections
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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  1. objections
  2. exceptions
  3. complaints
Noun
  • The stadium tries to be a good neighbor, despite some objections.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The film internalizes potential objections about a foreign director making a film that claims insight into Japanese characters’ interiority, with Carter being ritualistically insulted as a gaijin, or outsider.
    — Vadim Rizov, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of objections
Noun
  • To maintain eligibility, households consisting entirely of full-time students may be required to provide documentation to their property manager demonstrating that at least one of the above exceptions is met.
    — Olivia Young, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • New products, markets, channels and customer exceptions can accumulate faster than your organization retires old ones.
    — Basant Singh, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of exceptions
Noun
  • The blaze left more than 89 million pounds of rotting food, triggering over 4,900 odor complaints and 38 violation notices as Lineage missed the city’s 45-day cleanup deadline despite a $150-million effort.
    — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The California Fair Political Practices Commission received six complaints about the Steyer campaign’s possible violations of the 2023 law.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of complaints
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“Expostulations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expostulations. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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