as in to beg
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
when supplies at the food bank ran desperately low, officials appealed to the public for some much-needed replacements
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Their real estate agent practically begged them to walk away, but Caitlin Mociun and Tammer Hijazi couldn’t shake the feeling that an oddball listing in Upstate New York had potential.—
Morgan Goldberg,
Architectural Digest,
11 Dec. 2025 -
Father and daughter have not spoken since the paparazzi scandal but Meghan did send him a letter in August 2018 begging him to stop giving interviews to the media.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Dec. 2025
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Her decision comes after the former couple's other daughter, Shiloh, also petitioned to drop Pitt from her last name.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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Rihanna is petitioning hard for Amanda to stay.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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“Appeal (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appeal%20%28to%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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