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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When the justice objected, saying that the extradition had already been approved, Castro allegedly ordered him to reverse it.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
12 June 2025 -
Environmentalists will object, but freedom is not always pollution-free.—
The Editors,
National Review,
12 June 2025
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Jennifer Shoulders, center, protesting the layoffs of National Park Service employees, at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area Visitor Center on March 1, 2025, near Boulder City, Nevada.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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After years of protesting player comps or begrudgingly including them in my final column before the draft, the pressure to do them reached a critical mass.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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“Remonstrate (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remonstrate%20%28with%29. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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