as in objected
to present an opposing opinion or argument
the concerned parents tried to expostulate with their daughter when she announced her intention to live on her own in New York City
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Residents objected to removing trees and other construction activities.
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None objected to the report, but the Farm Bureau expressed concerns about the project’s affects on surrounding farmland.
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The additional time and expense are among the reasons state workers have protested the change.
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The Hanna’s Town Resolves, a document signed along Forbes Road in 1775 by citizens of Westmoreland County, protested the injustices of the British Parliament.
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By early 1775, Quebec’s governor complained that this letter was stirring up the population by planting dangerous doubts about British imperial authority.
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Smith has long complained that Carney’s predecessor, Justin Trudeau, hindered the province’s energy industry and fueled separatist sentiment.
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“Expostulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expostulated. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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