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or besought
as in begged
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 beseeched
That didn’t mollify Pleasant View neighbors, like Nancy Pate, who attended that August meeting and beseeched the commissioners not to sign off on housing at the Glo Park site.
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John Aguilar, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
McKellen beseeched the audience at the Princess of Wales Theatre.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
John Aguilar, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
McKellen beseeched the audience at the Princess of Wales Theatre.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beseeched
Verb
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On Monday, McGarva begged California Natural Resources Agency Secretary Wade Crowfoot to step in.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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During that time, students trapped inside called 911 and begged for help, investigators found.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Jan. 2026
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Placer family court records show Dupree’s former fiancee in December 2021 petitioned and received a domestic violence restraining order against the former police officer.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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He was never charged and denied any wrongdoing, but LoPresto successfully petitioned to have his teaching license revoked.—
Anthony Bettin,
CBS News,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Beseeched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beseeched. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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