bludged

verb

past tense of bludge, chiefly Australian & New Zealand
as in appealed (to)

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  1. prayed
  2. implored
  3. begged
  4. conjured
  5. petitioned
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  • Not long afterward, witnesses heard groans and heavy breathing as the spiritual adviser put her hands on his shoulders and prayed over him.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Their enshrinement was carried out in secret by Yasukuni’s head priest in 1978, three years after Hirohito last prayed at the shrine.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of prayed
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  • To sleuth out who the culprits are, Murashige lends on the extra-sharp deductive skills of Kanbei, who implored for death rather than imprisonment.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Mullin implored governors to work with the department to help achieve that goal.
    — Luke Barr, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of implored
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  • In 2020, it was set to be bulldozed, until Mowery begged to give her three months.
    — Lee Cowan, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Still, Harbaugh was encouraged that at the end of Thursday’s marathon practice, his players actually begged him for one extra play in the red zone.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of begged
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  • Reclaimed 19th-century pine boards, sourced in Pennsylvania by LV Wood, conjured the old-growth feel of the original floor.
    — Laura Regensdorf, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2026
  • RugCheck records show mint authority was revoked about seven months ago and freeze authority about eight, so no new supply can be conjured and no wallet frozen.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of conjured
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  • Several days later, her parents petitioned the judge, requesting that she not be tested for brain death as advised by doctors.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • On Wednesday, air district attorneys petitioned the agency’s five-member hearing board to approve more than 80 new requirements related to ongoing remediation.
    — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of petitioned
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