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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Obama stuck with health reform when most of his advisors—and, six months into the battle, most of his party—begged him to fold.—
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Palmetto’s coach at the time, Matt Dixon, seeing the untapped potential, begged and begged, but Uche’s father wouldn’t budge.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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By 1838, Prudhomme was dead, and his daughter petitioned to divide the estate.—
Elijah Winkler,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Beall property was at one time in Fort Worth’s ETJ, but Beall petitioned the city to relinquish it.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Appealed (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appealed%20%28to%29. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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