appealed (to)

verb

past tense of appeal (to)
as in begged
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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  1. begged
  2. petitioned
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  • Worked, begged, slept in attics and basements and under benches in parks.
    — Gabriel Winslow-Yost, New Yorker, 30 July 2026
  • Riders begged Pogačar, the peloton’s patron, for an opportunity.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Definition of begged
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  • On Wednesday, air district attorneys petitioned the agency’s five-member hearing board to approve more than 80 new requirements related to ongoing remediation.
    — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026
  • This year, more than 1,400 UC faculty members—including several mathematics department chairs—petitioned the university to reinstate standardized testing, citing steep declines in incoming students' math preparedness.
    — Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of petitioned
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