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beseeching

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adjective

as in prayerful
asking humbly a beseeching letter from his parents asking him to bring the grandchildren for a long overdue visit

Synonyms & Similar Words

beseeching

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verb (2)

present participle of beseech

beseeching

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noun

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of beseeching
Adjective
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 Dylan has his guitar, naturally, and Seeger beseeches him to play something for Guthrie. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024 Eyes abound, actually, staring out from the stars and stripes as if beseeching its audience to bear witness to this unprecedented union. Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019 Travelers took to social media to complain about the disruption and beseech the airlines for help. Emma Bubola, New York Times, 21 Mar. 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
  • 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
  • The conclave is initiated following the death or resignation of a pope and is designed to ensure a prayerful and deliberate decision.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Authorities are investigating videos that reportedly show one of the two New Orleans jail escapees still at large pleading for help from President Trump, reality star Kim Kardashian and rappers Meek Mill and Lil Wayne, among others.
    Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 3 June 2025
  • If there has been no notice of claim disallowance in a refund case, the qualified offer period begins on the date on which the answer or other responsive pleading is filed with the court.
    Guinevere Moore, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • Those filings are among the key elements in the Bar’s emergency petition filed last week.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
  • Friends of the Everglades, a nonprofit organization focused on preserving the area, started a petition against the proposal.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • The president's prediction that Vladimir Putin would heed his entreaties to end the Ukraine war in 24 hours is stretching into Month Five.
    Susan Page, USA Today, 5 June 2025
  • The Russian isn’t heeding the president’s entreaties to stop the killing in Ukraine, and Mr. Trump is nonplussed.
    The Wall Street Journal, Twin Cities, 1 June 2025
Noun
  • Only if the request meets the criteria above is anonymity granted.
    Meghan Ashford-Grooms, NPR, 29 June 2025
  • Monitor for continued anomalous requests — particularly from Tencent, AWS, and other cloud provider ASNs.
    Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • The court granted a motion to stay the lower court's order during further appeals, which gives control of the troops to Trump.
    Dennis Romero, NBC news, 20 June 2025
  • The European Court of Justice’s advocate general recommended—in a non-binding opinion, mind you—that Google’s appeal to its €4 billion fine should be dismissed.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 20 June 2025

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“Beseeching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beseeching. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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