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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
  • His objection automatically ended debate, per Council rules, and led Council President Ruthzee Louijeune, who spoke favorably of the resolution, to send it to the Committee on Civil Rights, Immigrant Advancement and Racial Equity.
    Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 10 July 2025
  • About 4,000 Army National Guard troops have been training at the Los Alamitos base since June 8, when they were federalized — over the objection of Gov. Gavin Newsom — on orders from President Donald Trump.
    Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • Assets left running for legitimate business reasons can be tagged with exception authorizations.
    Bojan Ilic, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • For the most part, every movie that DiCaprio is in is a DiCaprio movie, with a few exceptions — namely his team-ups with directors whose films are events in their own right, such as Quentin Tarantino and Christopher Nolan.
    Derek Lawrence, EW.com, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • Building inspector Major construction work continues at the U.S. Federal Reserve building as U.S. President Donald Trump voices complaints about Fed Chair Jerome Powell, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 14, 2025.
    Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 15 July 2025
  • By July, the department had dismissed thousands of these complaints, raising concerns about whether each case was being dutifully considered.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 15 July 2025

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“Expostulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expostulation. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

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