as in objected
to present an opposing opinion or argument
discouraged her from remonstrating with her father, whose mind was obviously made up
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Kenvue, Tylenol’s manufacturer, objected to the assertion, but studies worldwide have landed on both sides of a possible connection.—
Robert Abitbol,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025 -
Earlier this month, Texas A&M University removed a dean and department head and fired a professor after drawing conservative backlash over a viral video in which a student objected to gender identity being mentioned in a children’s literature course.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
26 Sep. 2025
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Just before leaving Cuba in April, González Pedraza had sentenced four young men who protested against the government in Encrucijada, a municipality in Villa Clara, in November 2022, to up to 4 years in prison.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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Citizens protested the use of the government subsidies, which went toward compensating the Kings and their opponents — the Florida Panthers and the Boston Bruins — for travel, accommodations and other financial losses.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Remonstrated (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remonstrated%20%28with%29. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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