I expostulated with him on his dishonesty.
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Expostulated
Synonyms for "expostulated" (8 found)
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argue againstcensorious
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12 entriesearnestly expostulateexpostulate withexpostulated languageexpostulated letterexpostulated notesexpostulated remarksexpostulated toneexpostulated withexpostulatory tonefutile expostulationrhetorical expostulationvehemently expostulate
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I found one day in school a boy of medium size ill-treating a smaller boy. I expostulated, but he replied: "The bigs hit me, so I hit the babies; that's fair." In these words he epitomized the history of the human race.
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And again he expostulated with him, and said: What sawest thou, that thou hast done this?
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