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 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 beseech
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
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
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Verb
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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beseech
Adjective
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This unified prayerful approach not only strengthens the Catholic Church but fosters greater global harmony, embodying the broader Christian commitment to love, respect, and reconciliation.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2025
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The cardinals gather in the Vatican for discussions and prayerful deliberation before entering the conclave, where the voting takes place.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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His remaining legal avenues include a challenge to the constitutionality of lethal injection, pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, and a new pleading filed Monday, which challenges the quality of the legal representation death row inmates receive from the state.—
Dan Sullivan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 May 2025
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An ex parte pleading means the filings went directly to the judge, without notifying the other parties in the case.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Judge Caroline Wall granted Hanson a new trial based on the evidence but the decision was overturned by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals over questions of jurisdiction in 2006, according to the petition.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
8 May 2025
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Reasoning for detaining the student kept changing, judge says Shortly after his arrest, attorneys for Hoque filed suit against the Trump administration, and a habeas petition seeking to stop his transfer out of the state.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN Money,
8 May 2025
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And in cases where contagious people refuse to comply with entreaties to quarantine, health officials will no longer be able to enlist help from law enforcement.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
11 Apr. 2025
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This isn’t all an entreaty for Congress and local leaders to do nothing.—
New York Daily News,
Twin Cities,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Renewable advocates and energy developers say Bonneville struggles to hire and retain people to process connection requests because the agency pays less than the private sector.—
Tony Schick,
ProPublica,
12 May 2025
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Belfort did not respond to requests for comment about his stance.—
Kavitha Surana,
CNN Money,
12 May 2025
Noun
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The initiative aims to boost Japan Inc.’s appeal to both foreign and domestic investors.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
16 May 2025
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The importance of this immediate appeal of right provided by the UPEPA to a losing UPEPA movant is thus illustrated.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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“Beseech.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beseech. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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