as in to beg
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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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 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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as in pleading
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Recent Examples of beseeching
Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 18 Aug. 2025
And almost certainly because Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Paul Thomas Anderson beseeched him to recognize the network’s value and offered to come onboard as creative advisors.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 9 July 2025
Kent called 911 a second time to inform the police that his son was mentally ill and beseeched them to use less-than-lethal weapons in apprehending him.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
The quiet that followed Heiss’s departure had an almost beseeching quality, like a cat rubbing against Prima’s calves.
—Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
That was most visible in 2008, when he was beseeched by corporate executives and the George W. Bush administration to help the global financial system from melting down.
—Michael J. De La Merced, New York Times, 4 May 2025
For weeks, Judge Schimel and his allies have beseeched Mr. Trump to get involved in the race.
—Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2025
Roan gave a heartfelt speech while accepting the award, beseeching the music industry to provide healthcare and support for developing artists.
—Eric Torres, Pitchfork, 3 Feb. 2025
Thomas is a newlywed whose wife, Ellen (Lily-Rose Depp), beseeches him not to go, but the ambitious young man nonetheless heads off to the Carpathians, leaving her in the care of his friend Harding (Aaron Taylor-Johnson).
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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
Adjective
The director, who wore mismatched socks onstage, beseeched his audience to ask him anything.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 18 Aug. 2025
And almost certainly because Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Paul Thomas Anderson beseeched him to recognize the network’s value and offered to come onboard as creative advisors.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 9 July 2025
Kent called 911 a second time to inform the police that his son was mentally ill and beseeched them to use less-than-lethal weapons in apprehending him.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
The quiet that followed Heiss’s departure had an almost beseeching quality, like a cat rubbing against Prima’s calves.
—Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
That was most visible in 2008, when he was beseeched by corporate executives and the George W. Bush administration to help the global financial system from melting down.
—Michael J. De La Merced, New York Times, 4 May 2025
For weeks, Judge Schimel and his allies have beseeched Mr. Trump to get involved in the race.
—Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2025
Roan gave a heartfelt speech while accepting the award, beseeching the music industry to provide healthcare and support for developing artists.
—Eric Torres, Pitchfork, 3 Feb. 2025
Thomas is a newlywed whose wife, Ellen (Lily-Rose Depp), beseeches him not to go, but the ambitious young man nonetheless heads off to the Carpathians, leaving her in the care of his friend Harding (Aaron Taylor-Johnson).
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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
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Korie told Fox News Digital the decision to return to television was prayerful and carefully considered.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
25 July 2025
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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
Noun
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Roberson currently has a pleading pending for the state’s Court of Criminal Appeals.—
Ashley Killough,
CNN Money,
16 July 2025
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After working as a critic for various publications in the UK for over a decade, I was haunted by the desperate look in the eyes of the hundreds of performers I’d been sent to review, a look that fell somewhere between pleading and confrontational.—
Charlotte Runcie
July 10,
Literary Hub,
10 July 2025
Noun
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On August 11, the DEA formally submitted the rescheduling petition to HHS for a scientific and medical review of the proposal, as well as a recommendation about its potential approval.—
A.J. Herrington,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Salt River Project, a major Arizona utility that delivers power and water to more than 2 million metro Phoenix customers, will remain subject to the state's public records law, after the Arizona Supreme Court denied a petition for review.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Despite the entreaties from suburban locales to build a stadium outside Colorado’s capital city, most reporting this summer has pointed to evidence that the Broncos are most strongly exploring a site that would keep them in Denver.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
22 Aug. 2025
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The belief is that users do not want to slog through a series of back-and-forth entreaties.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The attorney has not yet responded to a request for comment.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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The office did not respond to a records request for the warrant supporting arrest of the two men in Navis' courtroom.—
John Diedrich,
jsonline.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The gig is demanding, but steady, which helps explain its appeal to musicians who have already reached the top.—
Chris Almeida,
New Yorker,
31 Aug. 2025
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For leaders wary of appearing cold or detached, the appeal is undeniable.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Beseeching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beseeching. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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