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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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  • For more than a decade, Goldring searched, hoped and prayed for a kidney while doing her best to live her life and prepare for her future.
    — Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Soldiers arrived on August 10, fraternized with the settlers, prayed with them, and declared the area a Closed Military Zone.
    — David Shulman, The New York Review of Books, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of prayed
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  • Those around him have implored him to ease up on the self-hatred.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Education Minister Naima Trujillo Barreto implored Cubans to help fill the gaps, calling on university students, professionals and even retirees.
    — Dánica Coto, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of implored
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  • For months, boisterous fellows at Angels Stadium peeled off their shirts and begged Moreno to sell.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Her cellmates saw her in distress and begged her to tell them what happened.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of begged
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  • Chinese exhibits in Geneva conjured up AI as giant robots guarding futuristic Chinese cityscapes.
    — Elias Stahl, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Certainly, the greatest image of sophistication ever conjured is Raphael’s 1514 portrait, now in the Louvre, of Baldassare Castiglione, who gave the ideal its name.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of conjured
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  • During Tuesday's press conference, Hochman revealed Nick's siblings have petitioned for the grand jury transcripts to be sealed.
    — Lauryn Overhultz , Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Five members of the Buss family want to sell their remaining stake in the Lakers, but Lakers governor Jeanie Buss has petitioned a Los Angeles Superior Court judge to block the sale.
    — Eric Nehm, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of petitioned
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