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Recent Examples of expostulation The pages of No More are composed of gnomic iterations, fragments of thought or expostulation, and dialogue with her devoted partner Yann Andréa, who compiled No More in the penultimate year of her life. Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022 The pages of No More are composed of gnomic iterations, fragments of thought or expostulation, and dialogue with her devoted partner Yann Andréa, who compiled No More in the penultimate year of her life. Sasha Frere-Jones, Harper’s Magazine , 9 Nov. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expostulation
Noun
  • Several Republicans have already expressed objections to the legislation as approved by the House.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 June 2025
  • Maryland parents fight for right to opt kids out of LGBTQ+ school materials The school case surrounds parents’ objections in Maryland to books with LGBTQ+ characters that Montgomery County Public Schools, which is based in the Washington metro area, added to its curriculum in 2022.
    BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • Residents aged 18 or older are permitted to own a firearm, with some exceptions allowing 16-year-olds to acquire guns for hunting purposes.
    Solcyré Burga, Time, 10 June 2025
  • There are exceptions, but there’s just no comparison.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Noun
  • The complaint argues that CAA’s trade secrets are essential to making the company — and the industry — run.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 10 June 2025
  • That’s the first time taxes have topped the list of complaints since December 2020.
    Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025

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“Expostulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expostulation. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.

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