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or besought
as in begged
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
parishioners ardently beseeched the local bishop not to close their beloved church
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Recent Examples of beseeched
That didn’t mollify Pleasant View neighbors, like Nancy Pate, who attended that August meeting and beseeched the commissioners not to sign off on housing at the Glo Park site.
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John Aguilar, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
McKellen beseeched the audience at the Princess of Wales Theatre.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
John Aguilar, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
McKellen beseeched the audience at the Princess of Wales Theatre.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beseeched
Verb
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In one of her earliest letters, Ball begged Arnaz not to give in to temptation while touring with his band.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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The question begged repeating after drafting Allen in 2023, signing Parkinson as a free agent in 2024 and then again this summer after the Rams used their top draft pick on Oregon tight end Terrance Ferguson in the second round in April.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Meta and TikTok have petitioned to have the suit dropped; the courts have thrown these petitions out.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
8 Nov. 2025
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In September 2017, Singer petitioned the clerk of Palm Beach County to legally change his name to Hunter Barrett Scott.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Beseeched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beseeched. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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