expostulated

verb

Definition of expostulatednext
past tense of expostulate
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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  1. objected
  2. protested
  3. complained
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  • Rolle and Amos both objected to this shift, frequently.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The two remaining members – a Democrat and the nonpartisan board chair who was appointed by Republican Governor Brian Kemp – objected but were outvoted.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of objected
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  • German automakers protested the EU decision to go ahead with tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, green groups reckoned new European EVs would now be able to compete, while some fear this might ignite wider trade tensions.
    Neil Winton, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Vietnam protested the incident in discussions with China’s Hanoi embassy.
    Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen and Philip J. Heijmans / Bloomberg, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of protested
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  • Fans have complained that his awards wins and nominations have been far from commensurate with his level of popularity.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Customers have also complained about staffing levels.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of complained
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“Expostulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expostulated. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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