as in pleas
an earnest request
our entreaties to give us another few minutes to answer the test questions fell on deaf ears
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Recent Examples of entreaties
Despite the entreaties from suburban locales to build a stadium outside Colorado’s capital city, most reporting this summer has pointed to evidence that the Broncos are most strongly exploring a site that would keep them in Denver.
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John Aguilar, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
Despite these entreaties, Zyyo covered the mural with sheetrock.
—News Desk, Artforum, 15 Aug. 2025
The belief is that users do not want to slog through a series of back-and-forth entreaties.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Otherwise, his entreaties are just words that mean nothing and risk drawing the United States deeper into a moral conflagration that doesn't serve its interests.
—Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
Jackson was skeptical of UF general manager Jacob LaFrance and personnel analyst Joe Hamilton’s entreaties on Twitter.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
When his entreaties for a post were rebuffed, Guiteau shot the president.
—Mo Rocca, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2025
As a grandson who lived with him frantically packed a car, Nickerson refused all entreaties to evacuate.
—Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
For this election, McDonnell could continue to resist his party’s entreaties, or Harris could win enough Electoral College votes to make any chicanery in Nebraska moot.
—Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
John Aguilar, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
Despite these entreaties, Zyyo covered the mural with sheetrock.
—News Desk, Artforum, 15 Aug. 2025
The belief is that users do not want to slog through a series of back-and-forth entreaties.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Otherwise, his entreaties are just words that mean nothing and risk drawing the United States deeper into a moral conflagration that doesn't serve its interests.
—Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
Jackson was skeptical of UF general manager Jacob LaFrance and personnel analyst Joe Hamilton’s entreaties on Twitter.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
When his entreaties for a post were rebuffed, Guiteau shot the president.
—Mo Rocca, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2025
As a grandson who lived with him frantically packed a car, Nickerson refused all entreaties to evacuate.
—Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
For this election, McDonnell could continue to resist his party’s entreaties, or Harris could win enough Electoral College votes to make any chicanery in Nebraska moot.
—Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entreaties
Noun
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Ashley and Mickey gave their final pleas to the house.—
David Wysong,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
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Fleming and Iwamasa, as well as greedy ketamine providing doctors Salvador Plasencia and Mark Chavez have all previously entered guilty pleas in the Perry case.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Only after the internal appeals with the insurer are exhausted is an external review an option for some denials.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Clippers would have the chance to appeal to an NBA appeals panel.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Saint Carlo Acutis receives prayers and requests for miracles from around the world — often, fittingly, through the internet.—
Ruth Sherlock,
NPR,
7 Sep. 2025
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University President Ah Yun, in his letter, asked everyone to keep the victims' families in their prayers.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Entreaties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entreaties. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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