remonstrate (with)

verb

ˈre-mən-ˌstrāt How to pronounce remonstrate (with) (audio)
Definition of remonstrate (with)next
as in to object
to present an opposing opinion or argument discouraged her from remonstrating with her father, whose mind was obviously made up

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  1. object
  2. protest
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  • For the last five decades, the CZMA has been celebrated as a bipartisan co-management framework that gave coastal and Great Lakes states the power to review and object to federal projects that affect their shorelines.
    — Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Skeptics will object that none of this changes Beijing’s ultimate objective.
    — Ningrong Liu, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of object
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  • Chalking, per university rules that dictate when, where and how students can protest, is not allowed on walls and vertical surfaces.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Throughout that year, as Israelis poured into the streets to protest Netanyahu's far-right government and its plan to weaken the judiciary, Netanyahu's security chiefs warned that regional enemies could take advantage of the turmoil to attack.
    — Daniel Estrin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of protest
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“Remonstrate (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remonstrate%20%28with%29. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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