expostulating

verb

present participle of expostulate
as in objecting
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. objecting
  2. protesting
  3. complaining
Verb
  • There has been a lot of agita in 2026 from people objecting to the use of their image, voice, story, music, or sculpture without permission.
    — Schuyler Moore, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • Err Content sued the NFL last year, objecting to how the NFL app allegedly infringes its patent.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of objecting
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  • Mukhopadhyay said the minister’s resignation has made people less fearful of protesting against a government that critics have long accused of suppressing dissent.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • All of the cases involve people protesting federal immigration enforcement.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of protesting
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  • Parents keep complaining to me that their kids are sedentary at school, even though humans need to keep moving throughout the day to be healthy.
    — Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Aside from social media posts complaining about the war’s fallout and some grumbling from oligarchs about the Kremlin seizing their assets, there are still no signs of any widespread popular unrest against Vladimir Putin’s regime.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of complaining
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“Expostulating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expostulating. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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