as in plea
an earnest request
our entreaties to give us another few minutes to answer the test questions fell on deaf ears
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Recent Examples of entreaty
Merlin Revenue Solutions didn’t respond to an email entreaty either.
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
Despite these entreaties, Zyyo covered the mural with sheetrock.
—News Desk, Artforum, 15 Aug. 2025
The belief is that users do not want to slog through a series of back-and-forth entreaties.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Otherwise, his entreaties are just words that mean nothing and risk drawing the United States deeper into a moral conflagration that doesn't serve its interests.
—Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
Despite these entreaties, Zyyo covered the mural with sheetrock.
—News Desk, Artforum, 15 Aug. 2025
The belief is that users do not want to slog through a series of back-and-forth entreaties.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Otherwise, his entreaties are just words that mean nothing and risk drawing the United States deeper into a moral conflagration that doesn't serve its interests.
—Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for entreaty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entreaty
Noun
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This is his first full album since the end of the YSL trial and his formal release from prison, following his guilty plea on October 31, 2024.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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As part of the plea agreement, three other counts Brown was facing have been dismissed.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Sep. 2025
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For a generation living in great uncertainty—from the GFC to COVID to cost-of-living pressures—Trump’s disruptive appeal offers both a protest and a sense of control.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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So while the shutdown is set to disrupt a wide range of federal programs, the SSA will continue holding appointments for benefit applications, considering appeals requests, and issuing original and replacement Social Security cards, among other services.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Kelly said trustees needed more time to study policies and to discuss how allowing time for prayer and Bible reading and other religious texts will impact students and employees who are Jewish, Hindu, Muslim or Buddhist.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Sep. 2025
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An upcoming prayer walk was scheduled to take place on National Avenue.—
Alyssa N. Salcedo,
jsonline.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Initiatives are laws placed on the ballot for consideration, either by the legislature or through public petitions, that voters then approve or reject.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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On April 2, according to statements from NPR executives filed along with its legal petition, a top CPB executive, Kathy Merritt, affirmed that the corporation had approved NPR's contract extension.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Entreaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entreaty. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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