as in prayerful
asking humbly
a beseeching letter from his parents asking him to bring the grandchildren for a long overdue visit
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as in pleading
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as in begging
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 beseeching
Howard Blum, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
The same beseeching gaze gets complicated by a character like Dre—at once naïve and ruthless, in control yet entirely lost.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2023
Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
This case has seen lot of what amounts to table-pounding by the defense, with a constant rat-a-tat-tat of motions, demands for discovery, followed by more beseeching requests.
—Howard Blum, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
The same beseeching gaze gets complicated by a character like Dre—at once naïve and ruthless, in control yet entirely lost.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2023
Noun
Prayer is a basic practice of almost all religions, and what is prayer if not a beseeching of a synchronicity from God?
—Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
Almost every time there’s a close call the player comes up twirling his finger, beseeching his coach to ask for a review.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beseeching
Adjective
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The Sagrada Família was founded as an expiatory church, meaning that it would be financed by prayerful donations from people atoning for their sins.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Pärt’s formulas, born out of long, prayerful periods with sacred texts, offer beauty in the warmth and friction of relationships: melody and tintinnabuli, word and the limits of language, sounds and silence.—
Jeffers Engelhardt,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His attorneys have said in legal pleadings that is incorrect.—
Nolan Clay,
Oklahoman,
27 Feb. 2026
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Today anchor Savannah Guthrie has released a new video pleading for the safe return of her mother, Nancy Guthrie.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Watching Jalen Brunson flopping the other night and watching Shai Gilgeous-Alexander begging for calls like a Premier League player was like watching a championship fight.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Savannah and her siblings have posted several impassioned pleas to their mother's kidnapper, begging the person to let Nancy go.—
Daysia Tolentino,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Mavs’ petition seeks injunctive relief and finality on a breach of contract dispute the Mavericks raised in October 2024.—
Brad Townsend,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Residents are still collecting signatures, even if the city won’t accept their petition for a referendum.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In addition to petitioning to be represented by a special assistant attorney general, DiZoglio also sought more time to file in opposition to Campbell’s motion to strike.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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That led to Jaicomo petitioning the Supreme Court to hear the case.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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After a while, their entreaties quieted.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Prosecutors showed that Gray, 55, gave his son the rifle for Christmas and refused entreaties to lock it up as Colt Gray, then 14, showed signs of deteriorating mental health, including bouts of anger and an obsession with school shooters.—
Peter Weber,
TheWeek,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Under Jordan’s steely command, deep house, disco, and UK garage all bend in supplication to the almighty groove.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
4 Dec. 2025
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Late nights and anxious supplications.—
Steve Rushin,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Truist is seeking compensatory damages, an injunction against further soliciting and hiring of its employees, and attorney fees.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Jan. 2026
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Christopher George Santanelli, 42, is being held in the Broward County Main Jail on a charge of an authority figure soliciting or engaging in a romantic relationship with a student, jail records show.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Beseeching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beseeching. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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