entreated

past tense of entreat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for entreated
Verb
  • In a rare appearance on C-SPAN on Thursday, House Speaker Mike Johnson heard from one military mom who begged him to bring the House back to session to pass a standalone bill to provide military troops pay during the government shutdown.
    Lauren Peller, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The Eagles attacked Skinner again, and the home crowd begged for a flag after the safety aggressively defended tight end Dallas Goedert, but no penalty was called.
    Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Falcons’ interpretation has yielded conflicting decisions from a workers’ compensation judge and the California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, and the team has petitioned the Court of Appeal for California to review the matter.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • No Azure for Apartheid The group has been asking Microsoft to listen to the more than 1,500 employees who petitioned the company to endorse a ceasefire.
    Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Entreated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entreated. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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