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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Six months earlier, Disney agreed to pay an equal amount for an ABC broadcast to which Trump objected to.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
7 July 2025 -
In the case before the court, the lead plaintiff, Braidwood Management, objected to the Affordable Care Act’s requirement to cover HIV prevention medications, arguing that this mandate violated its religious beliefs.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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At ages 80 and 87 respectively, Sisters Ann Kendrick and Gail Grimes are still taking to the streets to protest injustice and rolling up their sleeves to minister to the downtrodden.—
Scott Maxwell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 July 2025
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Yan Carlos González, a man who staged a 40-day hunger strike in prison protesting charges of sabotage that carried a 20-year sentence, died earlier this week, according to activists and Cubalex, a group providing legal help to people in Cuba.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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“Remonstrate (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remonstrate%20%28with%29. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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