expostulation
noun
ex·pos·tu·la·tion
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: an act or an instance of expostulating
Examples of expostulation in a Sentence
despite the earnest expostulations of her friends, Jessica continued to date the foul-tempered guy
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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.
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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
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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
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“Expostulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expostulation. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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