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Recent Examples of remonstrance Citizens do have a right to file for a petition for remonstrance 30 days after official notice is published on April 29. Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025 Almost immediately, a dozen dissenting settlers filed a remonstrance with the assembly. Gary Greenberg, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024 The adoption of the ordinance, which passed with council approval vote Sept. 13, occurs at the Oct. 25 with information provided to all Prairie Ridge residents about the opportunity for remonstrance. Philip Potempa, chicagotribune.com, 27 Sep. 2021 There is a method to all the remonstrance. New York Times, 17 June 2021 In defending his vote for the rezone, Rider explained that there is remonstrance to nearly every project that has come before him on council. Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Aug. 2020 His new Hulu comedy special, Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years, leans all the way into that remorse, with jokes that — for the most part — sidestep giving into anger and remonstrance in favor of self-reflection. Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remonstrance
Noun
  • Participants met with the Hawks’ sales leadership for two hours every Friday, with lessons covering scheduling appointments, working through objections, and using and developing sales scripts.
    Ryan Stowers, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Nearly every question and observation drew objections from prosecutors.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The narrow exception to free speech that the Justice Department can prosecute is incitement or threats of imminent harm, but these exceptions are incredibly limited.
    Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
  • When exceptions arise, who has the authority—and the context—to decide?
    Matthew Sweeney, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Participating buyers agree to purchase produce from farms that adhere to the program’s stringent set of protections for workers, let workers be informed about their rights by the CIW and allow independent auditors to investigate complaints from their fields.
    Max Blau, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Penske’s complaint argues that practice isn’t a fair exchange and has caused significant financial harm, with the company’s affiliate revenue falling by more than a third (as a result of Google’s AI Overviews co-opting traffic that might have otherwise gone to Penske outlets).
    Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Remonstrance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remonstrance. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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