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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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beseeching

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verb

present participle of beseech

beseeching

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noun

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Recent Examples of beseeching
Adjective
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beseeching
Adjective
  • Korie told Fox News Digital the decision to return to television was prayerful and carefully considered.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
  • After prayerful reflection and discussion, our team, alongside our Board of Directors, has made the decision to move in a different direction from the band for this year’s festival.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • Set of 4 6-Ounce Ramekins This four-piece stoneware ramekin set is just begging to be added to your fall tablescape—and don’t forget about it when Thanksgiving rolls around either.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Your sleep paralysis demon is begging you to read Herculine.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Cannon found that counts 2-5, by incorporating the allegations in count 1, violated the federal rule against shotgun pleadings.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Ellis sought damages including medical expenses and lost wages and referenced a $24 million figure in pleadings mentioned during trial, ABC7 Eyewitness News reported.
    Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With that and five other Florida Bar cases over her head, Hufnagel cut the professional rope, petitioning for disciplinary revocation.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Hundreds of postdoctoral scholars and research associates at Northwestern University voted to unionize this week, nearly two months after petitioning school officials.
    Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • On Wednesday, New York mayoral favorite Zohran Mamdani launched a public petition, calling on FIFA to make tickets to 2026 World Cup games—including the final in New Jersey—affordable, pushing the international soccer organization to set aside 15% of seats for locals in particular.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • This was after the Zandvoort race stewards appointed by the FIA determined Williams’ Right of Review petition was admissible and then agreed Sainz’s penalty for colliding with Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson was unwarranted based on new evidence.
    Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In some ways, Sacrifice is an entreaty for a return to pure, even blind faith, albeit not of the Christian variety.
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Merlin Revenue Solutions didn’t respond to an email entreaty either.
    Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • La Luz del Mundo did not respond to a request for comment.
    Luc Cohen, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The request was met with boos from some Democrats who pointed out that a Colorado school shooting on the same day had not received the same ceremony.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The infectious energy and Justin Bieber-style appeal of 25-year-old country hitmaker Bailey Zimmerman was not reflected in the CMA nominations.
    Marcus K. Dowling, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The government subsequently dropped its appeal of the magistrate judge’s decision to release Bryant pending his trial, according to a notice on the docket Tuesday evening.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Beseeching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beseeching. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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